has primary input or output
nucleobase
metabolic process
nucleobase metabolic process
GO:0009112
biological_process
nucleobase metabolism
The chemical reactions and pathways involving a nucleobase, a nitrogenous base that is a constituent of a nucleic acid, e.g. the purines: adenine, guanine, hypoxanthine, xanthine and the pyrimidines: cytosine, uracil, thymine.
nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process
organonitrogen compound metabolic process