Term Name: xylan metabolic process
Synonyms: xylan metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving xylan, a polymer containing a beta-1,4-linked D-xylose backbone.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045491]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: hemicellulose metabolic process
has subtype: arabinoxylan-containing compound metabolic process glucuronoxylan metabolic process xylan acetylation xylan biosynthetic process xylan catabolic process