S-adenosylhomocysteine metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0046498

Synonyms

S-adenosylhomocysteine metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving S-adenosylhomocysteine; the L-enantiomer is formed from S-adenosylmethionine and is a strong inhibitor of S-adenosylmethionine-mediated methylation reactions. It can be cleaved to form adenosine and homocysteine. 0198506732

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: cellular modified amino acid metabolic process L-amino acid metabolic process non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process purine ribonucleoside metabolic process sulfur compound metabolic process

cellular modified amino acid metabolic process L-amino acid metabolic process non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process purine ribonucleoside metabolic process sulfur compound metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: S-adenosylhomocysteine catabolic process

S-adenosylhomocysteine catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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