| id | GO:0046146 Detailed information
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| name | tetrahydrobiopterin metabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "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." [CHEBI:15372, ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin metabolic process" EXACT [CHEBI:15372, GOC:curators]
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| synonym | "tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0006732 ! coenzyme metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0042558 ! pteridine-containing compound metabolic process
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