cytosine metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0019858

Synonyms

• cytosine metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving cytosine, 4-amino-2-hydroxypyrimidine, a pyrimidine derivative that is one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids; it occurs widely in cytidine derivatives.

References

Ontology

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