Term Name:	hydroxylysine metabolic process
Synonyms:	hydroxylysine metabolism
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways involving hydroxylysine (5-hydroxy-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid), a chiral alpha-amino acid. Hydroxylysine is found in collagen and commonly has galactose and then glucose added sequentially by glycosyltransferases.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0046946]    QuickGO    AmiGO