phosphoarginine metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006604

Synonyms

phosphoarginine metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphoarginine, a phosphagen of L-arginine with phosphoric acid containing the phosphoamide bond. It is a source of energy in the contraction of muscle in invertebrates, corresponding to phosphocreatine in the muscles of vertebrates. 16371597

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: L-amino acid metabolic process non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process phosphagen metabolic process

L-amino acid metabolic process non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process phosphagen metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: phosphoarginine biosynthetic process phosphoarginine catabolic process

phosphoarginine biosynthetic process phosphoarginine catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes