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Term carboxylic acid metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0019752 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving carboxylic acids, any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl (COOH) groups or anions (COO-).[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As"carboxylic acid metabolism"
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  small molecule metabolic process
   |__oxoacid metabolic process
       |__carboxylic acid metabolic process  379 rec.
           |__arginine metabolic process 7 rec.
           |   |__L-arginine biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__L-arginine catabolic process(+) 4 rec.
           |__aromatic amino acid metabolic process 19 rec.
           |   |__'de novo' NAD+ biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__aromatic amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__aromatic amino acid catabolic process(+) 16 rec.
           |   |__psilocybin biosynthetic process
           |__arsonoacetate metabolic process
           |   |__arsonoacetate catabolic process
           |__branched-chain alpha-keto acid decarboxylation to branched-chain acyl-CoA 5 rec.
           |__branched-chain amino acid metabolic process 23 rec.
           |   |__branched-chain amino acid biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__branched-chain amino acid catabolic process(+) 23 rec.
           |   |__L-leucine metabolic process(+) 12 rec.
           |__carboxylic acid biosynthetic process 122 rec.
           |   |__(25S)-Delta(7)-dafachronate biosynthetic process
           |   |__achromobactin biosynthetic process
           |   |__actinorhodin biosynthetic process
           |   |__alanine biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__aldaric acid biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__alginic acid biosynthetic process
           |   |__aromatic amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__bacillithiol biosynthetic process
           |   |__branched-chain amino acid biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__carnosine biosynthetic process
           |   |__cephalosporin C biosynthetic process
           |   |__chrysobactin biosynthetic process
           |   |__cspyrone B1 biosynthetic process
           |   |__dicarboxylic acid biosynthetic process(+) 10 rec.
           |   |__endocrocin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__fructoselysine biosynthetic process
           |   |__fumonisin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__gerfelin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__gibberellin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__helvolic acid biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__icosanoid biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__keto-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid biosynthetic process
           |   |__L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__L-homomethionine biosynthetic process
           |   |__mannosylglycerate biosynthetic process
           |   |__monensin A biosynthetic process
           |   |__monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process(+) 63 rec.
           |   |__monodictyphenone biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process 2 rec.
           |   |__non-proteinogenic amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__oxylipin biosynthetic process
           |   |__proteinogenic amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 45 rec.
           |   |__pyochelin biosynthetic process
           |   |__rhizobactin 1021 biosynthetic process
           |   |__serine family amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 13 rec.
           |   |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 9 rec.
           |   |__tensidol B biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__tricarboxylic acid biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__UDP-glucuronate biosynthetic process 2 rec.
           |   |__uroporphyrinogen III biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
           |__carboxylic acid catabolic process 147 rec.
           |   |__achromobactin catabolic process
           |   |__actinorhodin catabolic process
           |   |__aldaric acid catabolic process(+)
           |   |__alginic acid catabolic process
           |   |__aromatic amino acid catabolic process(+) 16 rec.
           |   |__arsonoacetate catabolic process
           |   |__branched-chain amino acid catabolic process(+) 23 rec.
           |   |__cephalosporin C catabolic process
           |   |__chrysobactin catabolic process
           |   |__cspyrone B1 catabolic process
           |   |__dicarboxylic acid catabolic process(+) 10 rec.
           |   |__endocrocin catabolic process
           |   |__fructoselysine catabolic process
           |   |__fumonisin catabolic process
           |   |__gerfelin catabolic process
           |   |__gibberellin catabolic process
           |   |__helvolic acid catabolic process
           |   |__L-ascorbic acid catabolic process
           |   |__leukotriene catabolic process(+)
           |   |__monensin A catabolic process
           |   |__monocarboxylic acid catabolic process(+) 68 rec.
           |   |__monodictyphenone catabolic process
           |   |__N-acetylmuramic acid catabolic process
           |   |__N-acetylneuraminate catabolic process 1 rec.
           |   |__non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process(+) 75 rec.
           |   |__pyochelin catabolic process
           |   |__sulfur amino acid catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__tensidol B catabolic process
           |   |__tricarboxylic acid catabolic process(+)
           |__carnosine metabolic process 1 rec.
           |   |__carnosine biosynthetic process
           |__D-glucarate metabolic process
           |   |__D-glucarate biosynthetic process
           |   |__D-glucarate catabolic process
           |__dicarboxylic acid metabolic process 45 rec.
           |   |__2-oxoglutarate metabolic process(+) 11 rec.
           |   |__10-formyltetrahydrofolate metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__aspartate metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__chorismate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__dicarboxylic acid biosynthetic process(+) 10 rec.
           |   |__dicarboxylic acid catabolic process(+) 10 rec.
           |   |__dihydrofolate metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__folic acid metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__fumarate metabolic process 4 rec.
           |   |__galactarate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__glutamate metabolic process(+) 16 rec.
           |   |__malate metabolic process(+) 10 rec.
           |   |__oxalate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__oxaloacetate metabolic process(+) 9 rec.
           |   |__phthalate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__protocatechuate catabolic process, ortho-cleavage
           |   |__quinolinate metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__succinate metabolic process(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__tartrate metabolic process(+)
           |__fructoselysine metabolic process
           |   |__fructoselysine biosynthetic process
           |   |__fructoselysine catabolic process
           |__gibberellin metabolic process
           |   |__gibberellin biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__gibberellin catabolic process
           |__icosanoid metabolic process 4 rec.
           |   |__arachidonate metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__icosanoid biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__leukotriene metabolic process(+)
           |   |__lipoxygenase pathway(+)
           |   |__prostanoid metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |__L-ascorbic acid metabolic process
           |   |__ascorbate glutathione cycle
           |   |__L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__L-ascorbic acid catabolic process
           |__mannosylglycerate metabolic process
           |   |__mannosylglycerate biosynthetic process
           |__monocarboxylic acid metabolic process 215 rec.
           |   |__2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid metabolic process(+)
           |   |__3,4-dihydroxybenzoate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__4-hydroxyphenylacetate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__abscisic acid metabolic process(+)
           |   |__acetate metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__benzoate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__bile acid metabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__biotin metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__cinnamic acid metabolic process(+)
           |   |__creatine metabolic process(+)
           |   |__D-galacturonate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__D-gluconate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__F420-0 metabolic process
           |   |__fatty acid metabolic process(+) 152 rec.
           |   |__ferulate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__formate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__glucuronate metabolic process(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__glycolate metabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__glyoxylate metabolic process(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__indolebutyric acid metabolic process
           |   |__kynurenic acid metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__lactate metabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__mandelate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process(+) 63 rec.
           |   |__monocarboxylic acid catabolic process(+) 68 rec.
           |   |__nicotinate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__pantothenate metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__penicillin metabolic process(+)
           |   |__phosphonoacetate metabolic process
           |   |__pyruvate metabolic process(+) 51 rec.
           |   |__retinoic acid metabolic process(+)
           |   |__salicylic acid metabolic process(+)
           |   |__shikimate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__unsaturated monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
           |__monodictyphenone metabolic process
           |   |__monodictyphenone biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__monodictyphenone catabolic process
           |__N-acetylmuramic acid metabolic process
           |   |__N-acetylmuramic acid catabolic process
           |__N-acetylneuraminate metabolic process 3 rec.
           |   |__N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process 2 rec.
           |   |__N-acetylneuraminate catabolic process 1 rec.
           |__non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process 30 rec.
           |   |__homocysteine metabolic process(+) 18 rec.
           |   |__L-homoserine metabolic process(+)
           |   |__non-proteinogenic amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__ornithine metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__peptidyl-proline hydroxylation to 3-hydroxy-L-proline
           |   |__peptidyl-proline hydroxylation to 4-hydroxy-L-proline
           |__oxylipin metabolic process
           |   |__oxylipin biosynthetic process
           |__proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process 120 rec.
           |   |__'de novo' NAD+ biosynthetic process from L-aspartate
           |   |__'de novo' NAD+ biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__GABA shunt 4 rec.
           |   |__glycine metabolic process(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__L-glutamine metabolic process(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__L-leucine metabolic process(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__L-methionine metabolic process(+) 19 rec.
           |   |__L-proline metabolic process(+) 9 rec.
           |   |__L-serine metabolic process(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__L-threonine metabolic process(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__proteinogenic amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 45 rec.
           |   |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process(+) 75 rec.
           |   |__psilocybin biosynthetic process
           |   |__transsulfuration 2 rec.
           |__saturated monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
           |__sulfur amino acid metabolic process 25 rec.
           |   |__homocysteine metabolic process(+) 18 rec.
           |   |__L-methionine metabolic process(+) 19 rec.
           |   |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process(+) 9 rec.
           |   |__sulfur amino acid catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |__tricarboxylic acid metabolic process 9 rec.
           |   |__citrate metabolic process 2 rec.
           |   |__isocitrate metabolic process 7 rec.
           |   |__tricarboxylic acid biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__tricarboxylic acid catabolic process(+)
           |__UDP-glucuronate metabolic process 2 rec.
           |   |__UDP-glucuronate biosynthetic process 2 rec.
           |__uroporphyrinogen III metabolic process 2 rec.
               |__uroporphyrinogen III biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
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Reactome:R-HSA-389661 "Glyoxylate metabolism and glycine degradation"