| id | GO:0019859 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | thymine metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "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." [GOC:go_curators] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| synonym | "thymine metabolism" EXACT [] |
| is_a | GO:0006206 ! pyrimidine base metabolic process |