Term Name: nucleotide metabolic process
Synonyms: nucleotide metabolism
Definition: 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).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009117]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: nucleoside phosphate metabolic process
has subtype: 2'-deoxyribonucleotide metabolic process cyclic nucleotide metabolic process diadenosine polyphosphate metabolic process flavin adenine dinucleotide metabolic process nicotinamide nucleotide metabolic process nucleotide biosynthetic process nucleotide catabolic process purine nucleotide metabolic process pyrimidine nucleotide metabolic process ribonucleotide metabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of nucleotide metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of nucleotide metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of nucleotide metabolic process