FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

retinal metabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0042574 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving retinal, a compound that plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates. In the retina, retinal combines with opsins to form visual pigments. Retinal is one of the forms of vitamin A.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"retinal metabolism" ; "retinaldehyde metabolic process" ; "retinaldehyde metabolism"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
retinal metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| retinal metabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

metabolic process
 |__aldehyde metabolic process___________
 |__olefinic compound metabolic process__|
diterpenoid metabolic process            |
 |__retinoid metabolic process___________|
                                         retinal metabolic process  8 rec.
                                          |__retinal isomerization

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Is a	retinoid metabolic process aldehyde metabolic process olefinic compound metabolic process
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Synonyms
	"retinal metabolism" EXACT "retinaldehyde metabolic process" EXACT "retinaldehyde metabolism" EXACT
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