GO:0030202: heparin metabolic process (Biological process)

"The chemical reactions and pathways involving heparin, any member of a group of glycosaminoglycans found mainly as an intracellular component of mast cells. They are similar to heparan sulfates but are of somewhat higher average Mr (6000-20000) and contain fewer N-acetyl groups and more N-sulfate and O-sulfate groups; they may be attached in the same manner to protein, forming proteoglycans. They consist predominantly of alternating alpha-(1->4)-linked D-galactose and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-sulfate residues." [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732]


There are 60 sequences with this label.

Enriched clusters
Name Species % in cluster p-value corrected p-value action
Sequences (60) (download table)

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