Term Name: amino acid metabolic process
Synonyms: amino acid and derivative metabolism, cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process, cellular amino acid metabolic process, cellular amino acid metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving amino acids, carboxylic acids containing one or more amino groups.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006520]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: primary metabolic process
has subtype: alpha-amino acid metabolic process amino acid activation amino acid biosynthetic process amino acid catabolic process aromatic amino acid metabolic process branched-chain amino acid metabolic process carnosine metabolic process chiral amino acid racemization diaminopimelate metabolic process nicotianamine metabolic process non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of amino acid metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of amino acid metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of amino acid metabolic process