tetrahydrobiopterin metabolic process
id: GO:0046146
name: tetrahydrobiopterin metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving tetrahydrobiopterin, the reduced form of biopterin (2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-pteridine). It functions as a hydroxylation coenzyme, e.g. in the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006729 | tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046147 | tetrahydrobiopterin catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006732 | coenzyme metabolic process |
| GO:0042558 | pteridine-containing compound metabolic process |
