nucleobase metabolic process
id: GO:0009112
name: nucleobase metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving a nucleobase, a nitrogenous base that is a constituent of a nucleic acid, e.g. the purines: adenine, guanine, hypoxanthine, xanthine and the pyrimidines: cytosine, uracil, thymine.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006144 | purine base metabolic process |
| GO:0006206 | pyrimidine base metabolic process |
| GO:0046112 | nucleobase biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046113 | nucleobase catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006725 | cellular aromatic compound metabolic process |
| GO:0046483 | heterocycle metabolic process |
| GO:0055086 | nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process |
