phosphoarginine metabolic process
id: GO:0006604
name: phosphoarginine metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphoarginine, a phosphagen of L-arginine with phosphoric acid containing the phosphoamide bond. It is a source of energy in the contraction of muscle in invertebrates, corresponding to phosphocreatine in the muscles of vertebrates.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0046312 | phosphoarginine biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046313 | phosphoarginine catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006599 | phosphagen metabolic process |
