Term Name: homogalacturonan metabolic process
Synonyms: homogalacturonan metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving homogalacturonan, a pectin characterized by a backbone of alpha-(1->4)-linked D-galacturonic acid residues that can be methyl-esterified at C-6 and carry acetyl groups on O-2 and O-3.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0010394]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: galacturonan metabolic process
has subtype: homogalacturonan biosynthetic process homogalacturonan catabolic process rhamnogalacturonan II backbone metabolic process