Term Name: purine nucleobase metabolic process
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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006144]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: nucleobase metabolic process purine-containing compound metabolic process
has subtype: adenine metabolic process guanine metabolic process hypoxanthine metabolic process purine nucleobase biosynthetic process purine nucleobase catabolic process xanthine metabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of purine nucleobase metabolic process