penicillin metabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways involving any antibiotic that contains the condensed beta-lactamthiazolidine ring system. Penicillins are produced naturally during the growth of various microfungi of the genera Penicillium and Aspergillus.
GO:0006790
sulfur compound metabolic process
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GO:0019748
secondary metabolic process
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GO:0032787
monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
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GO:0072338
lactam metabolic process
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penicillin metabolism
exact