The chemical reactions and pathways involving a protein. Includes protein modification.
Comment:
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Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
cellular protein metabolic process; cellular protein metabolism; protein metabolic process and modification; protein metabolism; protein metabolism and modification
narrow_synonym:
multicellular organismal protein metabolic process