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GO:0008152
Name
metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
metabolism
Alternate IDs
GO:0044710, GO:0044236
Definition
A cellular process consisting of the biochemical pathways by which a living organism transforms chemical substances. This includes including anabolism (biosynthetic process) and catabolism (catabolic process). Metabolic processes includes the transformation of small molecules, as well macromolecular processes such as DNA repair and replication, protein synthesis and degradation. Source: ISBN:0198547684, GOC:go_curators
Comment
Note that metabolic processes do not include single functions or processes such as protein-protein interactions, protein-nucleic acids, nor receptor-ligand interactions.
History
See term history for GO:0008152 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
None
Subset
goslim_metagenomics
gocheck_do_not_annotate
goslim_chembl
goslim_plant
goslim_pir
goslim_euk_cellular_processes_ribbon
goslim_prokaryote_ribbon
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Parents of metabolic process (GO:0008152)
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metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular process (GO:0009987)
Children of metabolic process (GO:0008152)
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purine-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0072521) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) metabolic process (GO:0042620) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
reactive nitrogen species metabolic process (GO:2001057) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
ammonium ion metabolic process (GO:0097164) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
imidazole-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0052803) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
organometal metabolic process (GO:0018942) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
hydrocarbon metabolic process (GO:0120252) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
peptide metabolic process (GO:0006518) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
phosphorus metabolic process (GO:0006793) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
selenium compound metabolic process (GO:0001887) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
austinol metabolic process (GO:1900558) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
secondary metabolic process (GO:0019748) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
olefinic compound metabolic process (GO:0120254) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
flavin-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0042726) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
3-methylquinoline metabolic process (GO:0018930) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
ketone metabolic process (GO:0042180) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
antibiotic metabolic process (GO:0016999) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
xenobiotic metabolic process (GO:0006805) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
tetrapyrrole metabolic process (GO:0033013) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
cyanide metabolic process (GO:0019499) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
nicotine metabolic process (GO:0018933) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
acetylenic compound metabolic process (GO:0120246) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
organohalogen metabolic process (GO:0090345) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
primary metabolic process (GO:0044238) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
candicidin metabolic process (GO:1901125) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
primary amino compound metabolic process (GO:1901160) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
reactive oxygen species metabolic process (GO:0072593) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
flavonoid metabolic process (GO:0009812) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
oxygen metabolic process (GO:0072592) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
sulfur compound metabolic process (GO:0006790) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
pyridine-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0072524) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
methylation (GO:0032259) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
demethylation (GO:0070988) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
catabolite repression (GO:0061984) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  metabolic process
aldehyde metabolic process (GO:0006081) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
translational initiation (GO:0006413) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
betaine aldehyde metabolic process (GO:1902061) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
pyrimidine-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0072527) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
acetate ester metabolic process (GO:1900619) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
modified amino acid metabolic process (GO:0006575) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
nitrogen cycle metabolic process (GO:0071941) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
amide metabolic process (GO:0043603) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
chemosynthesis (GO:0062097) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
catabolic process (GO:0009056) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
hydroperoxide metabolic process (GO:2001290) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
macromolecule metabolic process (GO:0043170) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
methanophenazine metabolic process (GO:1900629) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
nitrogen utilization (GO:0019740) [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  metabolic process
phenol-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0018958) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
aldoxime metabolic process (GO:0019330) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
poly(hydroxyalkanoate) metabolic process (GO:1901440) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
pteridine-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0042558) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
photosynthesis (GO:0015979) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
oxazole or thiazole metabolic process (GO:0046484) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
positive regulation of metabolic process (GO:0009893) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  metabolic process
tyrocidine metabolic process (GO:1901902) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
tartrate metabolic process (GO:1901275) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
prenylation (GO:0097354) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
hydrogen metabolic process (GO:1902421) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
biosynthetic process (GO:0009058) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
benzene-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0042537) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
carbazole metabolic process (GO:0018884) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
futile creatine cycle (GO:0140651) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
adaptive thermogenesis (GO:1990845) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
carbon fixation (GO:0015977) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
methanofuran metabolic process (GO:2001119) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
prosthetic group metabolic process (GO:0051189) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
amine metabolic process (GO:0009308) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
regulation of metabolic process (GO:0019222) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  metabolic process
indole-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0042430) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
dipyrrin metabolic process (GO:0046453) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin metabolic process (GO:1901850) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
generation of precursor metabolites and energy (GO:0006091) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
metabolite repair (GO:0110051) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
glycosylation (GO:0070085) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
mucilage metabolic process (GO:0010191) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
negative regulation of metabolic process (GO:0009892) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  metabolic process
collagen metabolic process (GO:0032963) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
small molecule metabolic process (GO:0044281) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
alkaloid metabolic process (GO:0009820) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
nitrile metabolic process (GO:0050898) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
pigment metabolic process (GO:0042440) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
hormone metabolic process (GO:0042445) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
phosphinothricin metabolic process (GO:1901764) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
iron-sulfur-molybdenum cofactor metabolic process (GO:1901286) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
respiratory burst (GO:0045730) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
bioluminescence (GO:0008218) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
carbohydrate derivative metabolic process (GO:1901135) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
lactone metabolic process (GO:1901334) [is_a relation] is_a  metabolic process
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