Term Name: sulfur compound metabolic process
Synonyms: sulfur metabolism, sulphur metabolic process, sulphur metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving the nonmetallic element sulfur or compounds that contain sulfur, such as the amino acids methionine and cysteine or the tripeptide glutathione.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006790]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: metabolic process
has subtype: 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate metabolic process 4-carboxy-4'-sulfoazobenzene metabolic process acyl-CoA metabolic process alkanesulfonate metabolic process biotin metabolic process cephalosporin C metabolic process coenzyme A metabolic process cyclohexylsulfamate metabolic process dihydrolipoamide metabolic process dimethyl sulfoxide metabolic process disproportionation of elemental sulfur dodecyl sulfate metabolic process glucosinolate metabolic process glutathione metabolic process hydrogen sulfide metabolic process lipoate metabolic process mycothiol metabolic process naphthalenesulfonate metabolic process penicillin metabolic process S-adenosylmethioninamine metabolic process S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process S-methylmethionine metabolic process sulfate assimilation sulfation sulfide oxidation sulfolipid metabolic process sulfur amino acid metabolic process sulfur compound biosynthetic process sulfur compound catabolic process sulfur oxidation thiamine-containing compound metabolic process thiazole metabolic process thiocyanate metabolic process thiosulfate oxidation trypanothione metabolic process
inverse has_part: sulfur utilization
regulated by: regulation of sulfur metabolic process