Term Name: xanthophyll metabolic process
Synonyms: xanthophyll metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving xanthophylls, oxygen-containing carotenoids.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016122]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carotenoid metabolic process
has subtype: all-trans-neoxanthin metabolic process astaxanthin metabolic process capsanthin metabolic process capsorubin metabolic process lutein metabolic process spheroidene metabolic process xanthophyll biosynthetic process xanthophyll catabolic process xanthophyll cycle zeaxanthin metabolic process