FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term glucan metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0044042 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucans, polysaccharides consisting only of glucose residues.
Also Known As "glucan metabolism"
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carbohydrate metabolic process___
macromolecule metabolic process__|
                                 polysaccharide metabolic process
                                  |__glucan metabolic process  46 rec.
                                      |__alpha-glucan metabolic process
                                      |   |__(1->3)-alpha-glucan metabolic process(+)
                                      |   |__(1->4)-alpha-glucan metabolic process(+)
                                      |   |__alpha-glucan biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |   |__alpha-glucan catabolic process
                                      |   |__regulation of alpha-glucan metabolic process(+)
                                      |__beta-glucan metabolic process
                                      |   |__(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(+)
                                      |   |__regulation of beta-glucan metabolic process(+)
                                      |__cellodextrin metabolic process
                                      |   |__cellodextrin catabolic process(+)
                                      |__cyclodextrin metabolic process
                                      |   |__cyclodextrin catabolic process(+)
                                      |__glucan biosynthetic process 15 rec.
                                      |   |__alpha-glucan biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |   |__beta-glucan biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |   |__glycogen biosynthetic process(+) 15 rec.
                                      |   |__osmoregulated periplasmic glucan biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__pullulan biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__regulation of glucan biosynthetic process(+) 8 rec.
                                      |   |__starch biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |   |__xyloglucan biosynthetic process
                                      |__glucan catabolic process 33 rec.
                                      |   |__alpha-glucan catabolic process
                                      |   |__beta-glucan catabolic process(+)
                                      |   |__dextrin catabolic process(+)
                                      |   |__glycogen catabolic process(+) 33 rec.
                                      |   |__osmoregulated periplasmic glucan catabolic process
                                      |   |__pullulan catabolic process
                                      |   |__starch catabolic process(+)
                                      |   |__xyloglucan catabolic process(+)
                                      |__glucosylglycerol metabolic process
                                      |   |__glucosylglycerol biosynthetic process
                                      |__glycogen metabolic process 46 rec.
                                      |   |__glycogen biosynthetic process(+) 15 rec.
                                      |   |__glycogen catabolic process(+) 33 rec.
                                      |   |__regulation of glycogen metabolic process(+) 22 rec.
                                      |__pullulan metabolic process
                                      |   |__pullulan biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__pullulan catabolic process
                                      |__starch metabolic process
                                      |   |__regulation of starch metabolic process(+)
                                      |   |__starch biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |   |__starch catabolic process(+)
                                      |__xyloglucan metabolic process
                                          |__xyloglucan biosynthetic process
                                          |__xyloglucan catabolic process(+)
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