purine nucleobase metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006144

Synonyms

• purine base metabolic process
• purine base metabolism
• purine metabolic process
• purine metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving purine nucleobases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, which include adenine and guanine.

References

Ontology

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