| id | GO:0042168 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | heme metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0124325653] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| synonym | "haem metabolic process" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "haem metabolism" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "heme metabolism" EXACT [] |
| is_a | GO:0006778 ! porphyrin metabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0042440 ! pigment metabolic process |