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xanthine metabolic process (GO:0046110)
The chemical reactions and pathways involving xanthine, 2 6-dihydroxypurine, a purine formed in the metabolic breakdown of guanine but not present in nucleic acids.
Specific
xanthine biosynthetic process (GO:0046111)
xanthine catabolic process (GO:0009115)
General
purine nucleobase metabolic process (GO:0006144)
References
gene ontology: GO:0046110