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GO: Biological Process

cytosine metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0019858
Synonyms
  • cytosine metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving cytosine, 4-amino-2-hydroxypyrimidine, a pyrimidine derivative that is one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids; it occurs widely in cytidine derivatives.
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