| id | GO:0006582 Detailed information
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| name | melanin metabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are irregular polymeric structures and are divided into three groups: allomelanins in the plant kingdom and eumelanins and phaeomelanins in the animal kingdom." [GOC:go_curators]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "melanin metabolism" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0019748 ! secondary metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0042440 ! pigment metabolic process
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