| id | GO:0016116 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | carotenoid metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail." [ISBN:0198547684] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| synonym | "carotenoid metabolism" EXACT [] |
| is_a | GO:0016108 ! tetraterpenoid metabolic process |