FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term positive regulation of metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0009893 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways within a cell or an organism.
Also Known As "positive regulation of metabolism" ; "up regulation of metabolic process" ; "up-regulation of metabolic process" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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positive regulation of biological process
 |__positive regulation of cellular process__
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                                             positive regulation of metabolic process  910 rec.
                                              |__positive regulation of amide metabolic process 5 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of amide catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of amyloid-beta formation 1 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of butyryl-CoA biosynthetic process from acetyl-CoA
                                              |   |__positive regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butanol
                                              |   |__positive regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butyrate
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ceramide biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of emericellamide biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ferrichrome biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of gliotoxin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glucosylceramide catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glutathione biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway
                                              |   |__positive regulation of penicillin metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of peptide hormone processing
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pseurotin A biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pyruvate decarboxylation to acetyl-CoA 2 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of sphingomyelin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tensidol A biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tensidol B biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA
                                              |__positive regulation of amine metabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of acetylcholine metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of amine catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of dopamine metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from dimethylamine
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from methylamine
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from trimethylamine
                                              |   |__positive regulation of spermidine biosynthetic process
                                              |__positive regulation of amino acid metabolic process 1 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ammonia assimilation cycle
                                              |   |__positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of L-proline catabolic process to L-glutamate
                                              |   |__positive regulation of L-tryptophan metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ornithine catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glutamate
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA
                                              |__positive regulation of anthocyanin metabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of anthocyanin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of anthocyanin catabolic process
                                              |__positive regulation of bioluminescence
                                              |__positive regulation of biosynthetic process 654 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of (R)-mevalonic acid biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of acetylcholine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of alkane biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of austinol biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of collagen biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of dopamine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of flavonoid biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of fumagillin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of gluconeogenesis 2 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glutathione biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of hexadecanal biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of hormone biosynthetic process(+) 6 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of hydrogen sulfide biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of lactose biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of lipid biosynthetic process(+) 15 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of lipoprotein metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process(+) 630 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methanofuran biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methanophenazine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of naphtho-gamma-pyrone biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of nucleotide biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of olefin biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of phenazine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pseurotin A biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pyocyanine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pyrimidine-containing compound salvage
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pyruvate decarboxylation to acetyl-CoA 2 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of quinolinate biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of raffinose biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of sarcinapterin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of secondary metabolite biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of serotonin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of spermidine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tatiopterin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of taurine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of trypanothione biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ubiquinone biosynthetic process 3 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of vitamin E biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of xanthone-containing compound biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |__positive regulation of carbohydrate metabolic process 20 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of (1->3)-beta-D-glucan biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of capsule polysaccharide biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cell wall polysaccharide catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellobiose catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellodextrin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellooligosaccharide catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellotriose catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellulose biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellulose catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cyclodextrin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of galactoglucomannan catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of galactomannan catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glucose metabolic process(+) 16 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glycolytic process(+) 4 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glyoxylate cycle
                                              |   |__positive regulation of hemicellulose catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of hyaluronan biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of inositol phosphate biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of lactose biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pectin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of raffinose biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of starch catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of trehalose catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of xylose catabolic process to ethanol
                                              |__positive regulation of catabolic process 223 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of acetate catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of alcohol catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of amide catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of amine catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of anthocyanin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of autophagy(+) 64 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cell wall polysaccharide catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellobiose catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellodextrin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellooligosaccharide catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellotriose catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellulose catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of coenzyme F420-dependent bicyclic nitroimidazole catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of collagen catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cyclodextrin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of DNA catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ferulate catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of galactoglucomannan catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of galactomannan catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glucose catabolic process to lactate via pyruvate
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glycogen catabolic process 10 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glycolytic fermentation to ethanol
                                              |   |__positive regulation of hemicellulose catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of hydrogen peroxide catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of L-proline catabolic process to L-glutamate
                                              |   |__positive regulation of lipid catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of miRNA catabolic process 2 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of mitochondrial RNA catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of mRNA catabolic process(+) 69 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of N-acetylmuramic acid catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of nicotine catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of nucleotide catabolic process(+) 4 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ornithine catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pectin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of penicillin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of protein catabolic process(+) 68 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of receptor catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of starch catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of syringal lignin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tetrapyrrole catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of toluene catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of trehalose catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tRNA catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process(+) 52 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of xylose catabolic process to ethanol
                                              |   |__RNA destabilization(+) 69 rec.
                                              |__positive regulation of cellular respiration 8 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from 3-(methylthio)propionic acid
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from carbon monoxide
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from dimethyl sulfide
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from dimethylamine
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from formic acid
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from methanethiol
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from methylamine
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from trimethylamine
                                              |   |__positive regulation of mitochondrial electron transport, NADH to ubiquinone 2 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of oxidative phosphorylation 6 rec.
                                              |__positive regulation of cobalamin metabolic process
                                              |__positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis
                                              |__positive regulation of collagen metabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of collagen biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of collagen catabolic process
                                              |__positive regulation of hormone metabolic process 6 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of auxin metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of brassinosteroid biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of hormone biosynthetic process(+) 6 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of juvenile hormone catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of peptide hormone processing
                                              |   |__positive regulation of retinoic acid biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of thyroid hormone generation
                                              |__positive regulation of lipid metabolic process 21 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of fatty acid metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of lipid biosynthetic process(+) 15 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of lipid catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of lipid kinase activity
                                              |   |__positive regulation of phospholipid metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of steroid metabolic process(+) 6 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of triglyceride metabolic process(+) 7 rec.
                                              |__positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process 816 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cell wall polysaccharide catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellodextrin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cellulose catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cyclodextrin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of DNA metabolic process(+) 24 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of galactoglucomannan catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of galactomannan catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glycogen metabolic process(+) 14 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of hemicellulose catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process(+) 630 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pectin catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of protein metabolic process(+) 149 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of receptor catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of receptor recycling 1 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of RNA metabolic process(+) 526 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of starch catabolic process(+)
                                              |__positive regulation of melanization defense response 7 rec.
                                              |__positive regulation of mitochondrial ATP synthesis coupled electron transport 3 rec.
                                              |__positive regulation of nitrogen cycle metabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of urea catabolic process
                                              |__positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process 20 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process(+) 20 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of phosphorus utilization
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tatiopterin biosynthetic process
                                              |__positive regulation of photosynthesis
                                              |__positive regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolic process 1 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of hydrogen peroxide catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of removal of superoxide radicals
                                              |   |__positive regulation of superoxide anion generation
                                              |__positive regulation of respiratory burst
                                              |   |__positive regulation of respiratory burst involved in inflammatory response
                                              |__positive regulation of siRNA processing
                                              |__positive regulation of small molecule metabolic process 33 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of (R)-mevalonic acid biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of acetate catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of aflatoxin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of alcohol catabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ammonia assimilation cycle
                                              |   |__positive regulation of androst-4-ene-3,17-dione biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of arginine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of asperthecin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of bile acid biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of citrulline biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ecdysteroid biosynthetic process 6 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of emericellamide biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of emodin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of endocrocin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of fatty acid metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ferulate catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of fumagillin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of fumonisin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of gerfelin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of gibberellin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glucose metabolic process(+) 16 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glycolytic fermentation to ethanol
                                              |   |__positive regulation of glyoxylate cycle
                                              |   |__positive regulation of helvolic acid biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of histidine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of homoserine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway
                                              |   |__positive regulation of L-dopa biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of L-glutamine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of L-leucine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of L-proline catabolic process to L-glutamate
                                              |   |__positive regulation of L-tryptophan metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of lysine biosynthetic process via alpha-aminoadipate and saccharopine
                                              |   |__positive regulation of methane biosynthetic process from formic acid
                                              |   |__positive regulation of monodictyphenone biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of N-acetylmuramic acid catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of naphtho-gamma-pyrone biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of nucleoside metabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of nucleotide metabolic process(+) 6 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of o-orsellinic acid biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ornithine catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of penicillin metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of progesterone biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pseurotin A biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of pyruvate decarboxylation to acetyl-CoA 2 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of quinolinate biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of sarcinapterin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tatiopterin biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of taurine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tensidol A biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tensidol B biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of terrequinone A biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glutamate
                                              |   |__positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA
                                              |   |__positive regulation of ubiquinone biosynthetic process 3 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of urea catabolic process
                                              |   |__positive regulation of vitamin metabolic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of xanthone-containing compound biosynthetic process(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of xylose catabolic process to ethanol
                                              |__positive regulation of sulfate assimilation
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  • "activation of metabolic process" NARROW
    "positive regulation of metabolism" EXACT
    "positive regulation of multicellular organismal metabolic process" NARROW
    "positive regulation of organismal metabolism" NARROW
    "stimulation of metabolic process" NARROW
    "stimulation of organismal metabolic process" NARROW
    "up regulation of metabolic process" EXACT
    "up-regulation of metabolic process" EXACT
    "up-regulation of organismal metabolic process" NARROW
    "upregulation of metabolic process" EXACT
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