Term Name: negative regulation of phosphate metabolic process
Synonyms: down regulation of phosphate metabolic process, down-regulation of phosphate metabolic process, downregulation of phosphate metabolic process, inhibition of phosphate metabolic process, negative regulation of phosphate metabolism
Definition: Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphates.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045936]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biological regulation negative regulation of phosphorus metabolic process regulation of phosphate metabolic process
has subtype: negative regulation of acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from pyruvate negative regulation of butyryl-CoA biosynthetic process from acetyl-CoA negative regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butanol negative regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butyrate negative regulation of dephosphorylation negative regulation of inositol phosphate biosynthetic process negative regulation of nucleotide metabolic process negative regulation of phospholipid metabolic process negative regulation of phosphorylation negative regulation of sarcinapterin metabolic process negative regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA negative regulation of thiamine diphosphate biosynthetic process negative regulation of UDP-glucose catabolic process negative regulation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process
negatively regulates: phosphate-containing compound metabolic process