FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term lactate metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006089 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving lactate, the anion of lactic acid.[ ISBN:0198547684 ]
Also Known As "2-hydroxypropanoate metabolic process" ; "2-hydroxypropanoate metabolism" ; "alpha-hydroxypropionate metabolic process" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       2
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 lactate metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2
     involved_in | lactate metabolic process       2
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  carboxylic acid metabolic process
   |__monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
       |__lactate metabolic process  4 rec.
           |__glucose catabolic process to lactate
           |   |__glucose fermentation to lactate and acetate
           |   |__heterolactic fermentation
           |   |__homolactic fermentation
           |__L-threonine catabolic process to D-lactate
           |__lactate biosynthetic process 2 rec.
           |   |__D-lactate biosynthetic process from methylglyoxal via (R)-lactaldehyde
           |   |__lactate biosynthetic process from pyruvate(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__protein deglycation, methylglyoxal removal
           |__lactate catabolic process 2 rec.
           |   |__aerobic lactate catabolic process
           |   |__anaerobic lactate catabolic process
           |__lactate racemization
           |__methylglyoxal catabolic process to lactate 2 rec.
           |   |__D-lactate biosynthetic process from methylglyoxal via (R)-lactaldehyde
           |   |__methylglyoxal catabolic process to D-lactate via S-lactoyl-glutathione 2 rec.
           |__mixed acid fermentation
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Is a monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
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  • "2-hydroxypropanoate metabolic process" EXACT
    "2-hydroxypropanoate metabolism" EXACT
    "alpha-hydroxypropionate metabolic process" EXACT
    "alpha-hydroxypropionate metabolism" EXACT
    "lactate metabolism" EXACT
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