Name | heparan sulfate proteoglycan metabolic process |
ID | GO_0030201 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Exact synonym | heparan sulfate proteoglycan metabolism, heparan sulphate proteoglycan metabolic process, heparan sulphate proteoglycan metabolism |
Related synonym | heparin proteoglycan metabolic process |
Description | 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. |
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