PANTHER Class Information 
| Name: | heterocycle metabolic process |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving heterocyclic compounds, those with a cyclic molecular structure and at least two different atoms in the ring (or rings). |
| Class ID: | GO:0046483 |
| Parent Lineages: |
biological_process>
metabolic process>
cellular metabolic process>
heterocycle metabolic process
biological_process> cellular process> cellular metabolic process> heterocycle metabolic process |
| Child: |
folic acid-containing compound metabolic process heterocycle biosynthetic process heterocycle catabolic process nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process purine-containing compound metabolic process pyridine-containing compound metabolic process pyrimidine-containing compound metabolic process tetrapyrrole metabolic process |
| Number Subfamilies/Families: | 5376 |
