adenine metabolic process
id: GO:0046083
name: adenine metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving adenine, 6-aminopurine, one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids and a component of numerous important derivatives of its corresponding ribonucleoside, adenosine.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006146 | adenine catabolic process |
| GO:0046084 | adenine biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006144 | purine base metabolic process |
