anthocyanin-containing compound metabolic process
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.
GO:0009812
flavonoid metabolic process
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GO:0042440
pigment metabolic process
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anthocyanin metabolic process
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anthocyanin metabolism
exact