bacteriocin metabolic process
id: GO:0046224
name: bacteriocin metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving bacteriocins, any of a heterogeneous group of polypeptide antibiotics that are secreted by certain bacterial strains and are able to kill cells of other susceptible (frequently related) strains after adsorption at specific receptors on the cell surface. They include the colicins, and their mechanisms of action vary.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0030152 | bacteriocin biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046225 | bacteriocin catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009404 | toxin metabolic process |
| GO:0030650 | peptide antibiotic metabolic process |
