Term Name:	negative regulation of nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process
Synonyms:	down regulation of nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process, down-regulation of nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process, downregulation of nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process, inhibition of nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process, negative regulation of nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process, negative regulation of nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolism
Definition:	Any cellular process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving nucleobases, nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0045934]    QuickGO    AmiGO