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Term Information

Accession
GO:0030202
Name
heparin metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
heparin metabolism, heparan sulfate metabolic process
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
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 alpha-(1->4)-linked D-galactose and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-sulfate residues. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:mah
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0030202 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of heparin metabolic process (GO:0030202)
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heparin metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  sulfur compound metabolic process (GO:0006790)
heparin metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  mucopolysaccharide metabolic process (GO:1903510)
Children of heparin metabolic process (GO:0030202)
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heparin biosynthetic process (GO:0030210) [is_a relation] is_a  heparin metabolic process
heparin catabolic process (GO:0030211) [is_a relation] is_a  heparin metabolic process
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