Term Name: folic acid-containing compound metabolic process
Synonyms: folate and derivative metabolic process, folate and derivative metabolism, folate-containing compound metabolic process, folate-containing compound metabolism, folic acid and derivative metabolic process, folic acid and derivative metabolism, folic acid-containing compound metabolism, vitamin B9 and derivative metabolic process, vitamin B9 and derivative metabolism, vitamin M and derivative metabolic process, vitamin M and derivative metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving a folic acid-containing compound, i.e. any of a group of heterocyclic compounds based on the pteroic acid skeleton conjugated with one or more L-glutamic acid or L-glutamate units.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006760]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: modified amino acid metabolic process pteridine-containing compound metabolic process
has subtype: dihydrofolate metabolic process folic acid metabolic process folic acid-containing compound biosynthetic process folic acid-containing compound catabolic process tetrahydrofolate metabolic process tetrahydrofolylpolyglutamate metabolic process