| id | GO:0000270 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | peptidoglycan metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| alt_id | GO:0009284 |
| def | "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." [http://www.dsmz.de/species/murein.htm, ISBN:0198506732] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0030203 ! glycosaminoglycan metabolic process |