propylene metabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways involving propylene, an alkene produced by catalytic or thermal cracking of hydrocarbons or as a by-product of petroleum refining. It is used mainly in the preparation of alkylates for gasoline and in the production of polypropylene, acrylonitrile, propylene oxide and a number of other industrial chemicals.
GO:0006805
xenobiotic metabolic process
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GO:1900673
olefin metabolic process
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propylene metabolism
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