| id | GO:0009820 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | alkaloid metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving alkaloids, nitrogen containing natural products which are not otherwise classified as peptides, nonprotein amino acids, amines, cyanogenic glycosides, glucosinolates, cofactors, phytohormones or primary metabolites (such as purine or pyrimidine bases)." [GOC:lr, ISBN:0122146743] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| synonym | "alkaloid metabolism" EXACT [] |
| is_a | GO:0006807 ! nitrogen compound metabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0019748 ! secondary metabolic process |