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Term Name | para-aminobenzoic acid metabolic process |
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Term Accession | GO:0046482 |
Aspect | biological_process |
Synonyms (9) | 4-aminobenzoic acid metabolic process, 4-aminobenzoic acid metabolism, p-aminobenzoic acid metabolic process, p-aminobenzoic acid metabolism, PABA metabolic process, PABA metabolism, para-aminobenzoic acid metabolism, vitamin Bx metabolic process, vitamin Bx metabolism |
Definition | The chemical reactions and pathways involving para-aminobenzoic acid, an intermediate in the synthesis of folic acid, a compound which some organisms, e.g. prokaryotes, eukaryotic microbes, and plants, can synthesize de novo. Others, notably mammals, cannot. In yeast, it is present as a factor in the B complex of vitamins. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
ISBN: | 0198506732 |
PMID: | 11377864 |
PMID: | 11960743 |