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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "para-aminobenzoic acid metabolic process" (GO:0046482)
Term Name para-aminobenzoic acid metabolic process
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.
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