heparan sulfate proteoglycan metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0030201

Synonyms

• heparan sulfate proteoglycan metabolism
• heparan sulphate proteoglycan metabolic process
• heparan sulphate proteoglycan metabolism
• heparin proteoglycan metabolic process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving any proteoglycan containing heparan sulfate, any member of a group of glycosaminoglycans that have repeat units consisting of alternating alpha-(1->4)-linked hexuronic acid and glucosamine residues, the former being a mixture of sulfated and nonsulfated D-glucuronic and L-iduronic acids, and the latter being either sulfated or acetylated on its amino group as well as sulfated on one of its hydroxyl groups. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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