FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

nitric oxide metabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0046209 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving nitric oxide, nitrogen monoxide (NO), a colorless gas only slightly soluble in water.

Also Known As

"nitric oxide metabolism"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  metabolic process
   |__reactive nitrogen species metabolic process
       |__nitric oxide metabolic process  8 rec.
           |__nitric oxide biosynthetic process 6 rec.
           |   |__regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
           |__nitric oxide catabolic process
           |__regulation of nitric oxide metabolic process 3 rec.
               |__regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	reactive nitrogen species metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"nitric oxide metabolism" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	Reactome:R-HSA-202131 "Metabolism of nitric oxide: NOS3 activation and regulation"