id | GO:0071941   Detailed information |
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  name | nitrogen cycle metabolic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "A nitrogen compound metabolic process that contributes to the nitrogen cycle. The nitrogen cycle is a series of metabolic pathways by which nitrogen is converted between various forms and redox states; it encompasses pathways in which nitrogen is acted upon directly, such as nitrification, denitrification, nitrogen fixation, and mineralization." [GOC:mah, PMID:16675690, Wikipedia:Nitrogen_cycle] |
  subset | goslim_generic |
  subset | goslim_pombe |
  xref | Wikipedia:Nitrogen_cycle |
  is_a | GO:0006807 ! nitrogen compound metabolic process |
  created_by | midori |
  creation_date | 2010-09-30T05:21:03Z |