Term Name: anthocyanin-containing compound metabolic process
Synonyms: anthocyanin metabolic process, anthocyanin metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving anthocyanins, any member of a group of intensely colored soluble glycosides of anthocyanidins that occur in plants. They are responsible from most of the scarlet, purple, mauve and blue coloring in higher plants, especially of flowers.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046283]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: flavonoid metabolic process pigment metabolic process
has subtype: anthocyanin-containing compound biosynthetic process anthocyanin-containing compound catabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of anthocyanin metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of anthocyanin metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of anthocyanin metabolic process