Term Name: beta-glucan metabolic process
Synonyms: beta-glucan metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving beta-glucans, compounds composed of glucose residues linked by beta-D-glucosidic bonds.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0051273]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glucan metabolic process
has subtype: (1->3)-beta-D-glucan metabolic process (1->6)-beta-D-glucan metabolic process beta-glucan biosynthetic process beta-glucan catabolic process cell wall beta-glucan metabolic process cellulose metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of beta-glucan metabolic process