Term Information

Accession
GO:0042428
Name
serotonin metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
serotonin metabolism
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), a monoamine neurotransmitter occurring in the peripheral and central nervous systems, also having hormonal properties. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:jl
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042428 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of serotonin metabolic process (GO:0042428)
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serotonin metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  ammonium ion metabolic process (GO:0097164)
serotonin metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  primary amino compound metabolic process (GO:1901160)
serotonin metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  indole-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0042430)
serotonin metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  phenol-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0018958)
Children of serotonin metabolic process (GO:0042428)
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serotonin biosynthetic process (GO:0042427) [is_a relation] is_a  serotonin metabolic process
serotonin catabolic process (GO:0042429) [is_a relation] is_a  serotonin metabolic process
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