macromolecule metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0043170

Synonyms

biopolymer metabolic process
macromolecule metabolism
multicellular organismal macromolecule metabolic process
organismal macromolecule metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving macromolecules, any molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: metabolic process

metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: aminoglycan metabolic process amylopectin metabolic process ATP generation from poly-ADP-D-ribose cell wall macromolecule metabolic process colanic acid metabolic process ... Show All 17 Terms

aminoglycan metabolic process amylopectin metabolic process ATP generation from poly-ADP-D-ribose cell wall macromolecule metabolic process colanic acid metabolic process cyanophycin metabolic process lipopolysaccharide metabolic process macromolecule biosynthetic process macromolecule catabolic process macromolecule modification nucleic acid metabolic process polynucleotide 3' dephosphorylation polynucleotide 5' dephosphorylation polysaccharide metabolic process protein metabolic process receptor metabolic process teichoic acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of macromolecule metabolic process

negative regulation of macromolecule metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process

positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of macromolecule metabolic process

regulation of macromolecule metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes