Term Name:	para-aminobenzoic acid metabolic process
Synonyms:	4-aminobenzoic acid metabolic process, 4-aminobenzoic acid metabolism, p-aminobenzoic acid metabolic process, p-aminobenzoic acid metabolism, PABA metabolic process, PABA metabolism, para-aminobenzoic acid metabolism, vitamin Bx metabolic process, vitamin Bx metabolism
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways involving para-aminobenzoic acid, an intermediate in the synthesis of folic acid, a compound which some organisms, e.g. prokaryotes, eukaryotic microbes, and plants, can synthesize de novo. Others, notably mammals, cannot. In yeast, it is present as a factor in the B complex of vitamins.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0046482]    QuickGO    AmiGO