alginic acid metabolic process
id: GO:0042120
name: alginic acid metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving alginic acid, a hydrophilic polysaccharide occurring in, for example, the cell walls of brown algae (brown seaweeds).
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042121 | alginic acid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042122 | alginic acid catabolic process |
| GO:0051979 | alginic acid acetylation |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0010412 | mannan metabolic process |
| GO:0019752 | carboxylic acid metabolic process |
