collagen metabolic process
id: GO:0032963
name: collagen metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving collagen, any of a group of fibrous proteins of very high tensile strength that form the main component of connective tissue in animals. Collagen is highly enriched in glycine (some regions are 33% glycine) and proline, occurring predominantly as 3-hydroxyproline (about 20%).
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0030574 | collagen catabolic process |
GO:0032964 | collagen biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0044259 | multicellular organismal macromolecule metabolic process |