benzoate metabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways involving benzoate, the anion of benzoic acid (benzenecarboxylic acid), a fungistatic compound widely used as a food preservative; it is conjugated to glycine in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid.
GO:0032787
monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
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GO:0042537
benzene-containing compound metabolic process
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benzoate metabolism
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