FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

fumarate metabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0006106 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving fumarate, the anion of trans-1,2-ethenedicarboxylic acid, the diastereoisomer of maleate. It is a key intermediate in metabolism and is formed in the TCA cycle from succinate and converted into malate.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"fumarate metabolism"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
fumarate metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| fumarate metabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  carboxylic acid metabolic process
   |__dicarboxylic acid metabolic process
       |__fumarate metabolic process  4 rec.

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Is a	dicarboxylic acid metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"fumarate metabolism" EXACT
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