GO TERM SUMMARY
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Name: |
peptidoglycan metabolic process |
Acc: |
GO:0000270 |
Aspect: |
Biological Process |
Desc: |
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. |
Synonyms:
- GO:0009284
- peptidoglycan metabolism
- murein metabolic process
- murein metabolism
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH
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