diaminopimelate metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0046451

Synonyms

• diaminopimelate metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving diaminopimelate, the anion of the dicarboxylic acid 2,6-diaminoheptanedioic acid. It is an intermediate in lysine biosynthesis and as a component (as meso-diaminopimelate) of the peptidoglycan of Gram-negative bacterial cell walls. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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