Term Name: cellulose metabolic process
Synonyms: cellulose metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving cellulose, a linear beta1-4 glucan of molecular mass 50-400 kDa with the pyranose units in the -4C1 conformation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030243]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: beta-glucan metabolic process
has subtype: cellulose biosynthetic process cellulose catabolic process plant-type cell wall cellulose metabolic process