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Category:GO:0005982 ! starch metabolic process
name: starch metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving starch, the most important reserve polysaccharide in plants. It is a glucan consisting of two components, amylose and amylopectin, which are both glucose homopolymers. Starch is synthesized as a temporary storage form of carbon and can be catabolized to produce sucrose." [ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "starch metabolism" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0044042 ! glucan metabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0005982</GOterm>
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