wall teichoic acid metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0070397

Synonyms

• wall teichoic acid metabolism
• WTA metabolic process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving wall teichoic acid, which is a major component of the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria and typically consists of a polymer of glycerol-phosphate or ribitol-phosphate to which are attached glycosyl and D-alanyl ester residues and which is covalently linked to peptidoglycan. (2)

References

Ontology

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