glycogen metabolic process
id: GO:0005977
name: glycogen metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycogen, a polydisperse, highly branched glucan composed of chains of D-glucose residues in alpha-(1->4) glycosidic linkage, joined together by alpha-(1->6) glycosidic linkages.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0005978 | glycogen biosynthetic process |
| GO:0005980 | glycogen catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006073 | cellular glucan metabolic process |
| GO:0006112 | energy reserve metabolic process |
