PANTHER Class Information   
Name:  negative regulation of metabolic process
Definition:  Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways within a cell or an organism.
Class ID:  GO:0009892
Parent Lineages:  biological_process>   biological regulation>   regulation of biological process>   regulation of metabolic process>   negative regulation of metabolic process
biological_process>   biological regulation>   regulation of biological process>   negative regulation of biological process>   negative regulation of metabolic process
Child:  negative regulation of biosynthetic process
negative regulation of catabolic process
negative regulation of cellular metabolic process
negative regulation of macromolecule metabolic process
negative regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process
Number Subfamilies/Families:  1604