Term Name: negative regulation of amino acid metabolic process
Synonyms: down regulation of amino acid metabolic process, down-regulation of amino acid metabolic process, downregulation of amino acid metabolic process, inhibition of amino acid metabolic process, negative regulation of amino acid metabolism
Definition: Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving amino acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045763]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biological regulation negative regulation of metabolic process regulation of amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: negative regulation of 'de novo' NAD biosynthetic process from tryptophan negative regulation of amino acid biosynthetic process negative regulation of arginine catabolic process negative regulation of cysteine metabolic process negative regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process negative regulation of glutamate metabolic process negative regulation of homocysteine metabolic process negative regulation of indoleacetic acid biosynthetic process via tryptophan negative regulation of ornithine catabolic process negative regulation of proline metabolic process negative regulation of selenocysteine metabolic process negative regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA
negatively regulates: amino acid metabolic process