| id | GO:0009437 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | carnitine metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving carnitine (hydroxy-trimethyl aminobutyric acid), a compound that participates in the transfer of acyl groups across the inner mitochondrial membrane." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0006520 ! cellular amino acid metabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0006577 ! betaine metabolic process |