thymine metabolic process
id: GO:0019859
name: thymine metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving thymine, 5-methyluracil, one of the two major pyrimidine bases present (as thymidine) in DNA but not found in RNA other than (as ribothymidine) in transfer RNA, where it is a minor base.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006210 | thymine catabolic process |
| GO:0046106 | thymine biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006206 | pyrimidine base metabolic process |
