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collagen metabolic process (GO:0032963)

The chemical reactions and pathways involving collagen, any of a group of fibrous proteins of very high tensile strength that form the main component of connective tissue in animals Collagen is highly enriched in glycine (some regions are 33% glycine) and proline, occurring predominantly as 3-hydroxyproline (about 20%).

Specific

collagen biosynthetic process (GO:0032964) collagen catabolic process (GO:0030574)

General

multicellular organismal macromolecule metabolic process (GO:0044259)

References

gene ontology: GO:0032963