GO_term: GO:0019637   

GO:0019637	Definition	The chemical reactions and physical changes involving organophosphates, any phosphate-containing organic compound. They include a number of organophosphorous compounds that were originally developed as nerve gases, but were formerly used as as insecticides and anthelmintics, which worked by inhibiting serine proteases.
		The chemical reactions involving organophosphates, any phosphate-containing organic compound. They include a number of organophosphorus compounds that were originally developed as nerve gases, but were formerly used as insecticides and anthelmintics, which worked by inhibiting serine proteases.
	Term	organophosphate metabolism
	Type	Biological_process
	Child	Instance	GO:0018920
			GO:0018952
			GO:0019634
			GO:0046434
	Parent	Instance_of	GO:0006805
	Attributes_of	Index	Ancestor (25)
			Descendent (10)

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