purine nucleobase metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006144

Synonyms

purine base metabolic process
purine base metabolism
purine metabolic process
purine metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving purine nucleobases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, which include adenine and guanine.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: nucleobase metabolic process purine-containing compound metabolic process

nucleobase metabolic process purine-containing compound metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: adenine metabolic process guanine metabolic process hypoxanthine metabolic process purine nucleobase biosynthetic process purine nucleobase catabolic process ... Show All 6 Terms

adenine metabolic process guanine metabolic process hypoxanthine metabolic process purine nucleobase biosynthetic process purine nucleobase catabolic process xanthine metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process

negative regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process

positive regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process

regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes