nucleobase metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0009112

Synonyms

nucleobase metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving a nucleobase, a nitrogenous base that is a constituent of a nucleic acid, e.g. the purines: adenine, guanine, hypoxanthine, xanthine and the pyrimidines: cytosine, uracil, thymine.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process

nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: nucleobase biosynthetic process nucleobase catabolic process purine nucleobase metabolic process pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process

nucleobase biosynthetic process nucleobase catabolic process purine nucleobase metabolic process pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes