diaminopimelate metabolic process
id: GO:0046451
name: diaminopimelate metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving diaminopimelate, the anion of the dicarboxylic acid 2,6-diaminoheptanedioic acid. It is an intermediate in lysine biosynthesis and as a component (as meso-diaminopimelate) of the peptidoglycan of Gram-negative bacterial cell walls.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009089 | lysine biosynthetic process via diaminopimelate |
| GO:0019877 | diaminopimelate biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009308 | amine metabolic process |
| GO:0043648 | dicarboxylic acid metabolic process |
