negative regulation of metabolic process
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways within a cell or an organism. [ GOC:go_curators ]
Synonyms: down-regulation of metabolic process, downregulation of metabolic process, negative regulation of metabolism, negative regulation of organismal metabolism, down regulation of metabolic process
Term info
GO:0044252
inhibition of metabolic process, inhibition of organismal metabolic process, negative regulation of multicellular organismal metabolic process
biological_process
GO:0009892