Term Name: alpha-glucan metabolic process
Synonyms: alpha-glucan metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving alpha-glucans, compounds composed of glucose residues linked by alpha-D-glucosidic bonds.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030978]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glucan metabolic process
has subtype: (1->3)-alpha-glucan metabolic process (1->4)-alpha-glucan metabolic process alpha-glucan biosynthetic process alpha-glucan catabolic process reuteran metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of alpha-glucan metabolic process