| id | GO:0030202 Detailed information
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| name | heparin metabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving heparin, any member of a group of glycosaminoglycans found mainly as an intracellular component of mast cells. They are similar to heparan sulfates but are of somewhat higher average Mr (6000-20000) and contain fewer N-acetyl groups and more N-sulfate and O-sulfate groups; they may be attached in the same manner to protein, forming proteoglycans. They consist predominantly of alternating alpha1->4-linked D-galactose and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-sulfate residues." [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "heparan sulfate metabolic process" RELATED []
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| synonym | "heparin metabolism" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0006790 ! sulfur compound metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0030203 ! glycosaminoglycan metabolic process
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