Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
starch metabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0005982
- Synonyms
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- starch metabolism
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways involving starch, the most important reserve polysaccharide in plants. It is a glucan consisting of two components, amylose and amylopectin, which are both glucose homopolymers. Starch is synthesized as a temporary storage form of carbon and can be catabolized to produce sucrose. 0198506732
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
Phenotype
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