norepinephrine metabolic process

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0042415

The chemical reactions and pathways involving norepinephrine, a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla, and a neurotransmitter in the sympathetic peripheral nervous system and in some tracts in the central nervous system. It is also the demethylated biosynthetic precursor of epinephrine. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0198506732&isbn=1/ GOC:jl ]

Synonyms: noradrenaline metabolic process, levarterenol metabolic process, noradrenaline metabolism, norepinephrine metabolism, levarterenol metabolism

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biological_process

GO:0042415

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metabolic process and has primary input or output some (R)-noradrenaline(1+)

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organic substance metabolic process
nitrogen compound metabolic process
has primary input or output some (R)-noradrenaline(1+)