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Category:GO:0042339 ! keratan sulfate metabolic process
name: keratan sulfate metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving keratan sulfate, a glycosaminoglycan with repeat units consisting of beta-1,4-linked D-galactopyranosyl-beta-(1,4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-sulfate and with variable amounts of fucose, sialic acid and mannose units; keratan sulfate chains are covalently linked by a glycosidic attachment through the trisaccharide galactosyl-galactosyl-xylose to peptidyl-threonine or serine residues." [GOC:go_curators]
synonym: "keratan sulfate metabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "keratan sulphate metabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "keratan sulphate metabolism" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0006790 ! sulfur compound metabolic process
is_a: GO:1903510 ! mucopolysaccharide metabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0042339</GOterm>
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