Term Name: cysteine metabolic process
Synonyms: cysteine metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving cysteine, 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006534]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: alpha-amino acid metabolic process sulfur amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: cysteine catabolic process L-asparagine biosynthetic process from cysteine L-cysteine biosynthetic process L-cysteine metabolic process transsulfuration
regulated by: regulation of cysteine metabolic process