peptidoglycan metabolic process
id: GO:0000270
name: peptidoglycan metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found only in bacterial cell walls and consisting of strands of glycosaminoglycan cross-linked by oligopeptides to form a huge and rigid network.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009252 | peptidoglycan biosynthetic process |
| GO:0009253 | peptidoglycan catabolic process |
| GO:0009254 | peptidoglycan turnover |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0030203 | glycosaminoglycan metabolic process |
