Category:GO:0045491 ! xylan metabolic process

name: xylan metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving xylan, a polymer containing a beta-1,4-linked D-xylose backbone." [GOC:go_curators, PMID:11931668]
subset: gosubset_prok
synonym: "xylan metabolism" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0010410 ! hemicellulose metabolic process

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 8 child terms, out of 8 total.

• [+] GO:0010413 ! glucuronoxylan metabolic process (2)
• [+] GO:0010414 ! glucuronoarabinoxylan metabolic process (1)
• [+] GO:0010416 ! arabinoxylan metabolic process (1)
• [+] GO:0010416 ! arabinoxylan-containing compound metabolic process (1)
• [+] GO:0045492 ! xylan biosynthetic process (1)
• [+] GO:0045493 ! xylan catabolic process (9)
• [+] GO:0052421 ! metabolism by organism of xylan in other organism during symbiotic interaction (1)
• [+] GO:0052421 ! metabolism by organism of xylan in other organism involved in symbiotic interaction (3)