Name | gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process |
ID | GO_0009448 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Exact synonym | 4-aminobutanoate metabolic process, 4-aminobutanoate metabolism, 4-aminobutyrate metabolic process, 4-aminobutyrate metabolism, GABA metabolic process, GABA metabolism, gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolism |
Description | The chemical reactions and pathways involving gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate), an amino acid which acts as a neurotransmitter in some organisms. |
Comment | See also the biological process term 'neurotransmitter metabolic process ; GO:0042133'. |
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