Term Name: positive regulation of metabolic process
Synonyms: activation of metabolic process, positive regulation of metabolism, positive regulation of multicellular organismal metabolic process, positive regulation of organismal metabolism, stimulation of metabolic process, stimulation of organismal metabolic process, up regulation of metabolic process, up-regulation of metabolic process, up-regulation of organismal metabolic process, upregulation of metabolic process
Definition: Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways within a cell or an organism.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009893]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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