phosphocreatine metabolic process
id: GO:0006603
name: phosphocreatine metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphocreatine, a phosphagen of creatine present in high concentration in striated muscle which is synthesized and broken down by creatine phosphokinase to buffer ATP concentration. It acts as an immediate energy reserve for muscle.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0046314 | phosphocreatine biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046315 | phosphocreatine catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006599 | phosphagen metabolic process |
