FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006139 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any cellular metabolic process involving nucleobases, nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids.
Also Known As"cellular nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process" ; "cellular nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolism" ; "nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolism"
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  metabolic process
   |__primary metabolic process
       |__nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process  3509 rec.
           |__nucleic acid metabolic process 3132 rec.
           |   |__DNA metabolic process(+) 928 rec.
           |   |__nucleic acid biosynthetic process(+) 2168 rec.
           |   |__nucleic acid catabolic process(+) 215 rec.
           |   |__RNA metabolic process(+) 2284 rec.
           |__nucleobase-containing compound biosynthetic process 2373 rec.
           |   |__nucleic acid biosynthetic process(+) 2168 rec.
           |   |__nucleobase-containing small molecule biosynthetic process(+) 17 rec.
           |   |__nucleoside phosphate biosynthetic process(+) 191 rec.
           |__nucleobase-containing compound catabolic process 291 rec.
           |   |__nucleic acid catabolic process(+) 215 rec.
           |   |__nucleobase-containing small molecule catabolic process(+) 20 rec.
           |   |__nucleoside phosphate catabolic process(+) 60 rec.
           |__nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process 380 rec.
           |   |__nucleobase metabolic process(+) 25 rec.
           |   |__nucleobase-containing small molecule biosynthetic process(+) 17 rec.
           |   |__nucleobase-containing small molecule catabolic process(+) 20 rec.
           |   |__nucleobase-containing small molecule interconversion(+)
           |   |__nucleoside metabolic process(+) 48 rec.
           |   |__nucleoside phosphate metabolic process(+) 331 rec.
           |__polynucleotide 3' dephosphorylation
           |__polynucleotide 5' dephosphorylation
           |__regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process 1449 rec.
               |__negative regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process(+) 383 rec.
               |__positive regulation of pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process
               |__regulation of acyl-CoA biosynthetic process(+) 4 rec.
               |__regulation of coenzyme A biosynthetic process 1 rec.
               |__regulation of DNA metabolic process(+) 83 rec.
               |__regulation of isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway(+)
               |__regulation of nucleoside metabolic process(+)
               |__regulation of nucleotide metabolic process(+) 12 rec.
               |__regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process(+)
               |__regulation of RNA metabolic process(+) 1364 rec.
               |__regulation of transcription, start site selection(+) 8 rec.
               |__regulation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
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  • "cellular nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process" EXACT
    "cellular nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolism" EXACT
    "nucleobase, nucleoside and nucleotide metabolic process" RELATED
    "nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process" RELATED
    "nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolism" EXACT
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