| id | GO:0009438 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | methylglyoxal metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving methylglyoxal, CH3-CO-CHO, the aldehyde of pyruvic acid." [CHEBI:17158, GOC:ai] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| synonym | "methylglyoxal bypass" NARROW [] |
| synonym | "methylglyoxal metabolism" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "methylglyoxal pathway" NARROW [] |
| xref | MetaCyc:METHGLYUT-PWY |
| is_a | GO:0006081 ! cellular aldehyde metabolic process |