Term Name: positive regulation of sulfur metabolic process
Synonyms: activation of sulfur metabolic process, positive regulation of sulfur metabolism, positive regulation of sulphur metabolic process, positive regulation of sulphur metabolism, stimulation of sulfur metabolic process, up regulation of sulfur metabolic process, up-regulation of sulfur metabolic process, upregulation of sulfur metabolic process
Definition: Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving sulfur or compounds containing sulfur.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0051176]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biological regulation positive regulation of metabolic process regulation of sulfur metabolic process
has subtype: positive regulation of butyryl-CoA biosynthetic process from acetyl-CoA positive regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butanol positive regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butyrate positive regulation of camalexin biosynthetic process positive regulation of gliotoxin biosynthetic process positive regulation of glutathione biosynthetic process positive regulation of heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process positive regulation of hydrogen sulfide biosynthetic process positive regulation of isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from 3-(methylthio)propionic acid positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from dimethyl sulfide positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from methanethiol positive regulation of penicillin metabolic process positive regulation of sulfate assimilation positive regulation of sulfur amino acid metabolic process positive regulation of taurine biosynthetic process positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA positive regulation of thiamine biosynthetic process positive regulation of trypanothione biosynthetic process
positively regulates: sulfur compound metabolic process