FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025

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Term	acetylcholine metabolic process	ID (Ontology)	GO:0008291 (Gene Ontology)
Definition	The chemical reactions and pathways involving acetylcholine, the acetic acid ester of the organic base choline. Acetylcholine is a major neurotransmitter and neuromodulator both in the central and peripheral nervous systems. It also acts as a paracrine signal in various non-neural tissues.[ ISBN:0192800752 ]
Also Known As	"acetylcholine metabolism"
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  cellular process
   |__metabolic process
       |__acetylcholine metabolic process  3 rec.
           |__acetylcholine biosynthetic process 2 rec.
           |   |__regulation of acetylcholine biosynthetic process(+)
           |__acetylcholine catabolic process 1 rec.
           |   |__acetylcholine catabolic process in synaptic cleft 1 rec.
           |__regulation of acetylcholine metabolic process
               |__positive regulation of acetylcholine metabolic process(+)
               |__regulation of acetylcholine biosynthetic process(+)

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Is a	metabolic process
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	"acetylcholine metabolism" EXACT
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