starch metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0005982

Synonyms

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

Relationships

is a type of: glucan metabolic process

glucan metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: starch biosynthetic process starch catabolic process

starch biosynthetic process starch catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of starch metabolic process

negative regulation of starch metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of starch metabolic process

positive regulation of starch metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of starch metabolic process

regulation of starch metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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