Term Name: | heparan sulfate proteoglycan metabolic process |
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Synonyms: | heparan sulfate proteoglycan metabolism, heparan sulphate proteoglycan metabolic process, heparan sulphate proteoglycan metabolism, heparin proteoglycan metabolic process |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving any proteoglycan containing heparan sulfate, any member of a group of glycosaminoglycans that have repeat units consisting of alternating alpha-(1->4)-linked hexuronic acid and glucosamine residues, the former being a mixture of sulfated and nonsulfated D-glucuronic and L-iduronic acids, and the latter being either sulfated or acetylated on its amino group as well as sulfated on one of its hydroxyl groups. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0030201] QuickGO AmiGO |