wall teichoic acid metabolic process
id: GO:0070397
name: wall teichoic acid metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving wall teichoic acid, which is a major component of the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria and typically consists of a polymer of glycerol-phosphate or ribitol-phosphate to which are attached glycosyl and D-alanyl ester residues and which is covalently linked to peptidoglycan.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0070398 | wall teichoic acid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0070399 | wall teichoic acid catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0046374 | teichoic acid metabolic process |
