| id | GO:0046110 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | xanthine metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving xanthine, 2,6-dihydroxypurine, a purine formed in the metabolic breakdown of guanine but not present in nucleic acids." [GOC:go_curators] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| synonym | "xanthine metabolism" EXACT [] |
| is_a | GO:0006144 ! purine base metabolic process |