FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0009448 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate), an amino acid which acts as a neurotransmitter in some organisms.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "4-aminobutanoate metabolic process" ; "4-aminobutanoate metabolism" ; "4-aminobutyrate metabolic process" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process       1
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amino acid metabolic process
 |__non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process__
carboxylic acid metabolic process                   |
 |__monocarboxylic acid metabolic process___________|
 |__non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process__|
                                                    gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process  3 rec.
                                                     |__gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                                     |__gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process 2 rec.
                                                         |__regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process(+)
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Is a monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process
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  • "4-aminobutanoate metabolic process" EXACT
    "4-aminobutanoate metabolism" EXACT
    "4-aminobutyrate metabolic process" EXACT
    "4-aminobutyrate metabolism" EXACT
    "GABA metabolic process" EXACT
    "GABA metabolism" EXACT
    "gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolism" EXACT
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