Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

positive regulation of metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0009893
Synonyms
  • activation of metabolic process
  • positive regulation of metabolism
  • positive regulation of multicellular organismal metabolic process
  • positive regulation of organismal metabolism
  • stimulation of metabolic process
  • stimulation of organismal metabolic process
  • up regulation of metabolic process
  • up-regulation of metabolic process
  • up-regulation of organismal metabolic process
  • upregulation of metabolic process
Definition
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways within a cell or an organism.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
positively regulates
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes