Term Name:	guanosine tetraphosphate metabolic process
Synonyms:	guanosine tetraphosphate (5'-ppGpp-3') metabolic process, guanosine tetraphosphate (5'-ppGpp-3') metabolism, guanosine tetraphosphate metabolism
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways involving guanine tetraphosphate (5'-ppGpp-3'), a derivative of guanine riboside with four phosphates.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0015969] QuickGO AmiGO

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is a type of:	purine ribonucleoside bisphosphate metabolic process purine ribonucleotide metabolic process
has subtype:	guanosine tetraphosphate biosynthetic process guanosine tetraphosphate catabolic process