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GO: Biological Process

peptidoglycan metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0000270
Synonyms
  • murein metabolic process
  • murein metabolism
  • peptidoglycan metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found only in bacterial cell walls and consisting of strands of glycosaminoglycan cross-linked by oligopeptides to form a huge and rigid network. (2)
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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