FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006206 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving pyrimidine nucleobases, 1,3-diazine, organic nitrogenous bases.
Also Known As"pyrimidine base metabolic process" ; "pyrimidine base metabolism"
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     involved_in | pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process
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metabolic process
 |__pyrimidine-containing compound metabolic process____
nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process  |
 |__nucleobase metabolic process________________________|
                                                        pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process  13 rec.
                                                         |__cytosine metabolic process
                                                         |   |__cytosine catabolic process
                                                         |__pyrimidine nucleobase biosynthetic process 8 rec.
                                                         |   |__'de novo' pyrimidine nucleobase biosynthetic process 7 rec.
                                                         |   |__pyrimidine nucleobase salvage(+)
                                                         |   |__thymine biosynthetic process
                                                         |   |__uracil biosynthetic process(+)
                                                         |__pyrimidine nucleobase catabolic process 5 rec.
                                                         |   |__cytosine catabolic process
                                                         |   |__thymine catabolic process 2 rec.
                                                         |   |__uracil catabolic process 2 rec.
                                                         |__thymine metabolic process 2 rec.
                                                         |   |__thymine biosynthetic process
                                                         |   |__thymine catabolic process 2 rec.
                                                         |__uracil metabolic process 2 rec.
                                                             |__uracil biosynthetic process(+)
                                                             |__uracil catabolic process 2 rec.
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Is a nucleobase metabolic process
pyrimidine-containing compound metabolic process
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  • "pyrimidine base metabolic process" EXACT
    "pyrimidine base metabolism" EXACT
    "pyrimidine metabolic process" RELATED
    "pyrimidine metabolism" RELATED
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