| id | GO:0009112 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | nucleobase metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "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." [GOC:ma] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0006725 ! cellular aromatic compound metabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0046483 ! heterocycle metabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0055086 ! nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process |