negative regulation of metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0009892

Synonyms

• down regulation of metabolic process
• down-regulation of metabolic process
• downregulation of metabolic process
• inhibition of metabolic process
• inhibition of organismal metabolic process
• negative regulation of metabolism
• negative regulation of multicellular organismal metabolic process
• negative regulation of organismal metabolism

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Definition

Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways within a cell or an organism.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO