Term Name: phosphate-containing compound metabolic process
Synonyms: phosphate metabolic process, phosphate metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving the phosphate group, the anion or salt of any phosphoric acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006796]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: metabolic process
has subtype: dephosphorylation phosphorylation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of phosphate metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process