FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term folic acid-containing compound metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006760 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving a folic acid-containing compound, i.e. any of a group of heterocyclic compounds based on the pteroic acid skeleton conjugated with one or more L-glutamic acid or L-glutamate units.
Also Known As "folate and derivative metabolic process" ; "folate and derivative metabolism" ; "folate-containing compound metabolic process" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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 |__modified amino acid metabolic process____________
 |__pteridine-containing compound metabolic process__|
                                                     folic acid-containing compound metabolic process  12 rec.
                                                      |__dihydrofolate metabolic process 1 rec.
                                                      |   |__dihydrofolate biosynthetic process
                                                      |__folic acid metabolic process 1 rec.
                                                      |   |__folic acid biosynthetic process
                                                      |   |__folic acid catabolic process
                                                      |__folic acid-containing compound biosynthetic process 5 rec.
                                                      |   |__dihydrofolate biosynthetic process
                                                      |   |__folic acid biosynthetic process
                                                      |   |__tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                                      |   |__tetrahydrofolylpolyglutamate biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                                      |__folic acid-containing compound catabolic process 1 rec.
                                                      |   |__10-formyltetrahydrofolate catabolic process 1 rec.
                                                      |   |__folic acid catabolic process
                                                      |__tetrahydrofolate metabolic process 8 rec.
                                                      |   |__10-formyltetrahydrofolate metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                                      |   |__tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                                      |   |__tetrahydrofolate interconversion 5 rec.
                                                      |__tetrahydrofolylpolyglutamate metabolic process 4 rec.
                                                          |__tetrahydrofolylpolyglutamate biosynthetic process 2 rec.
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Is a modified amino acid metabolic process
pteridine-containing compound metabolic process
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Synonyms
  • "folate and derivative metabolic process" EXACT
    "folate and derivative metabolism" EXACT
    "folate-containing compound metabolic process" EXACT
    "folate-containing compound metabolism" EXACT
    "folic acid and derivative metabolic process" EXACT
    "folic acid and derivative metabolism" EXACT
    "folic acid-containing compound metabolism" EXACT
    "vitamin B9 and derivative metabolic process" EXACT
    "vitamin B9 and derivative metabolism" EXACT
    "vitamin M and derivative metabolic process" EXACT
    "vitamin M and derivative metabolism" EXACT
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