Term Name: negative regulation of amino acid metabolic process
Synonyms: down regulation of amino acid metabolic process, down-regulation of amino acid metabolic process, downregulation of amino acid metabolic process, inhibition of amino acid metabolic process, negative regulation of amino acid metabolism
Definition: Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving amino acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045763]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biological regulation negative regulation of metabolic process regulation of amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: negative regulation of 'de novo' NAD biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan negative regulation of amino acid biosynthetic process negative regulation of ammonia assimilation cycle negative regulation of arginine catabolic process negative regulation of GABA catabolic process negative regulation of L-proline catabolic process negative regulation of ornithine catabolic process
negatively regulates: amino acid metabolic process