polysaccharide metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0005976

Synonyms

glycan metabolic process
glycan metabolism
multicellular organismal polysaccharide metabolic process
polysaccharide metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving a polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically. 0198547684

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: carbohydrate metabolic process macromolecule metabolic process

carbohydrate metabolic process macromolecule metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: 4,6-pyruvylated galactose residue metabolic process alginic acid metabolic process apiogalacturonan metabolic process arabinan metabolic process cell wall polysaccharide metabolic process ... Show All 15 Terms

4,6-pyruvylated galactose residue metabolic process alginic acid metabolic process apiogalacturonan metabolic process arabinan metabolic process cell wall polysaccharide metabolic process enterobacterial common antigen metabolic process fructan metabolic process galacturonan metabolic process glucan metabolic process K antigen metabolic process mannogen metabolic process O antigen metabolic process polysaccharide biosynthetic process polysaccharide catabolic process substituted mannan metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of polysaccharide metabolic process

regulation of polysaccharide metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes