Term Name: positive regulation of amino acid metabolic process
Synonyms: activation of amino acid metabolic process, positive regulation of amino acid metabolism, positive regulation of cellular amino acid metabolic process, stimulation of amino acid metabolic process, up regulation of amino acid metabolic process, up-regulation of amino acid metabolic process, upregulation of amino acid metabolic process
Definition: Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving amino acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045764]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biological regulation positive regulation of metabolic process regulation of amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: positive regulation of amino acid biosynthetic process positive regulation of ammonia assimilation cycle positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process positive regulation of L-proline catabolic process to L-glutamate positive regulation of L-tryptophan metabolic process positive regulation of ornithine catabolic process positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glutamate positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA
positively regulates: amino acid metabolic process