Molecular Function
nucleotide metabolism
nu·cle·o·tide me·tab·o·lism [ noo-klee-uh-tahyd, nyoo- muh-tab-uh-liz-uhm ]
Definitions related to nucleotide metabolism:
  • Sum of chemical changes that occur within the tissues of an organism consisting of anabolism (biosynthesis) and catabolism of nucleotides; the buildup and breakdown of nucleotides for utilization by the organism.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (nucleotide metabolic process) Biosynthesis and catabolism of nucleic acids and their subunits
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (nucleotide metabolic process) The chemical reactions and pathways involving a nucleotide, a nucleoside that is esterified with (ortho)phosphate or an oligophosphate at any hydroxyl group on the glycose moiety; may be mono-, di- or triphosphate; this definition includes cyclic nucleotides (nucleoside cyclic phosphates).
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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