starch metabolic process
id: GO:0005982
name: starch metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving starch, the most important reserve polysaccharide in plants. It is a glucan consisting of two components, amylose and amylopectin, which are both glucose homopolymers. Starch is synthesized as a temporary storage form of carbon and can be catabolized to produce sucrose.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0005983 | starch catabolic process |
| GO:0019252 | starch biosynthetic process |
| GO:2000896 | amylopectin metabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006073 | cellular glucan metabolic process |
