| Term Name: | purine nucleotide metabolic process |
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| Synonyms: | purine metabolic process, purine metabolism, purine nucleotide metabolism |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving a purine nucleotide, a compound consisting of nucleoside (a purine base linked to a deoxyribose or ribose sugar) esterified with a phosphate group at either the 3' or 5'-hydroxyl group of the sugar. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006163] QuickGO AmiGO |