| id | GO:0018874 Detailed information
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| name | benzoate metabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving benzoate, the anion of benzoic acid (benzenecarboxylic acid), a fungistatic compound widely used as a food preservative; it is conjugated to glycine in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid." [ISBN:0721662544 "Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary"]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "benzoate metabolism" EXACT []
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| xref | MetaCyc:P321-PWY
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| xref | UM-BBD_pathwayID:benz2
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| is_a | GO:0032787 ! monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0042537 ! benzene-containing compound metabolic process
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