Term Name: gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process
Synonyms: 4-aminobutanoate metabolic process, 4-aminobutanoate metabolism, 4-aminobutyrate metabolic process, 4-aminobutyrate metabolism, GABA metabolic process, GABA metabolism, gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate), an amino acid which acts as a neurotransmitter in some organisms.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009448]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: monocarboxylic acid metabolic process non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process