gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0009448

The chemical reactions and pathways involving gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate), an amino acid which acts as a neurotransmitter in some organisms. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0198506732&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: GABA metabolic process, 4-aminobutyrate metabolic process, gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolism, GABA metabolism, 4-aminobutyrate metabolism, 4-aminobutanoate metabolic process, 4-aminobutanoate metabolism

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See also the biological process term 'neurotransmitter metabolic process ; GO:0042133'.

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biological_process

GO:0009448

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Equivalent to:

metabolic process and has primary input or output some gamma-aminobutyric acid zwitterion

Subclass of:

monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
amino acid metabolic process
has primary input or output some gamma-aminobutyric acid zwitterion