mycothiol metabolic process
id: GO:0010126
name: mycothiol metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving mycothiol, which consists of N-acetyl-L-cysteine linked to a pseudodisaccharide, D-glucosamine and myo-inositol. Mycothiol is produced in actinomycetes like mycobacteria and serves similar functions to glutathione.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0010125 | mycothiol biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0005984 | disaccharide metabolic process |
| GO:0006790 | sulfur compound metabolic process |
| GO:0016137 | glycoside metabolic process |
| GO:0051186 | cofactor metabolic process |
