Term Name: | hydroxylysine metabolic process |
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Synonyms: | hydroxylysine metabolism |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving hydroxylysine (5-hydroxy-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid), a chiral alpha-amino acid. Hydroxylysine is found in collagen and commonly has galactose and then glucose added sequentially by glycosyltransferases. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0046946] QuickGO AmiGO |