Term Name: glucan metabolic process
Synonyms: glucan metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucans, polysaccharides consisting only of glucose residues.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0044042]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: polysaccharide metabolic process
has subtype: alpha-glucan metabolic process beta-glucan metabolic process cellodextrin metabolic process cyclodextrin metabolic process glucan biosynthetic process glucan catabolic process glucosylglycerol metabolic process glycogen metabolic process pullulan metabolic process starch metabolic process xyloglucan metabolic process