Term Name: positive regulation of amino acid metabolic process
Synonyms: activation of amino acid metabolic process, positive regulation of amino acid metabolism, positive regulation of cellular amino acid metabolic process, stimulation of amino acid metabolic process, up regulation of amino acid metabolic process, up-regulation of amino acid metabolic process, upregulation of amino acid metabolic process
Definition: Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving amino acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045764]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biological regulation positive regulation of metabolic process regulation of amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: positive regulation of amino acid biosynthetic process positive regulation of cysteine metabolic process positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process positive regulation of glutamate metabolic process positive regulation of homocysteine metabolic process positive regulation of ornithine catabolic process positive regulation of proline metabolic process positive regulation of selenocysteine metabolic process positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA positive regulation of tryptophan metabolic process
positively regulates: amino acid metabolic process