Term Information

Accession
GO:0042399
Name
ectoine metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
ectoine metabolism
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving ectoine (1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid), a tetrahydropyrimidine commonly synthesized by halophilic bacteria. Source: GOC:jl, PMID:11823218
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042399 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of ectoine metabolic process (GO:0042399)
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ectoine metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  organic cyclic compound metabolic process (GO:1901360)
ectoine metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  organonitrogen compound metabolic process (GO:1901564)
ectoine metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  monocarboxylic acid metabolic process (GO:0032787)
ectoine metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  heterocycle metabolic process (GO:0046483)
Children of ectoine metabolic process (GO:0042399)
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ectoine biosynthetic process (GO:0019491) [is_a relation] is_a  ectoine metabolic process
ectoine catabolic process (GO:0042400) [is_a relation] is_a  ectoine metabolic process
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