fumarate metabolic process
id: GO:0006106
name: fumarate metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving fumarate, the anion of trans-1,2-ethenedicarboxylic acid, the diastereoisomer of maleate. It is a key intermediate in metabolism and is formed in the TCA cycle from succinate and converted into malate.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019445 | tyrosine catabolic process to fumarate |
| GO:0019460 | glutamate catabolic process to fumarate |
| GO:0019551 | glutamate catabolic process to 2-oxoglutarate |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0043648 | dicarboxylic acid metabolic process |
