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 'de novo' NAD biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan positive regulation of amino acid biosynthetic process positive regulation of ammonia assimilation cycle positive regulation of GABA catabolic process positive regulation of L-proline catabolic process positive regulation of ornithine catabolic process
positively regulates: amino acid metabolic process