Term Name: guanine metabolic process
Synonyms: guanine metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving guanine, 2-amino-6-hydroxypurine, a purine that is one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids and a component of a number of phosphorylated guanosine derivatives whose metabolic or regulatory functions are important.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046098]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: purine nucleobase metabolic process
has subtype: GMP catabolic process to guanine guanine biosynthetic process guanine catabolic process