Term Name: negative regulation of metabolic process
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
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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009892]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biological regulation negative regulation of cellular process regulation of metabolic process
has subtype: negative regulation of amide metabolic process negative regulation of amine metabolic process negative regulation of amino acid metabolic process negative regulation of anthocyanin metabolic process negative regulation of bioluminescence negative regulation of biosynthetic process negative regulation of carbohydrate metabolic process negative regulation of catabolic process negative regulation of cellular respiration negative regulation of cellular senescence negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis negative regulation of collagen metabolic process negative regulation of fermentation negative regulation of heptadecane metabolic process negative regulation of hexadecanal metabolic process negative regulation of hormone metabolic process negative regulation of lipid metabolic process negative regulation of macromolecule metabolic process negative regulation of melanization defense response negative regulation of metabolic activity involved in hibernation negative regulation of methanofuran metabolic process negative regulation of methanophenazine metabolic process negative regulation of nitric oxide metabolic process negative regulation of nitrogen cycle metabolic process negative regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process negative regulation of olefin metabolic process negative regulation of organohalogen metabolic process negative regulation of oxygen metabolic process negative regulation of pentadecane metabolic process negative regulation of phosphorus metabolic process negative regulation of photosynthesis negative regulation of pteridine metabolic process negative regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolic process negative regulation of replicative senescence negative regulation of respiratory burst negative regulation of siRNA processing negative regulation of small molecule metabolic process negative regulation of sulfur metabolic process negative regulation of tetrapyrrole metabolic process negative regulation of toluene metabolic process negative regulation of tridecane metabolic process
negatively regulates: metabolic process