peptidoglycan metabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways involving peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found only in bacterial cell walls and consisting of strands of glycosaminoglycan cross-linked by oligopeptides to form a huge and rigid network.

• Code: GO:0000270
• Source: Gene Ontology
• Alternative labels: murein metabolic process murein metabolism peptidoglycan metabolism