Term Name: | mannose metabolic process |
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Synonyms: | mannose metabolism |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving mannose, the aldohexose manno-hexose, the C-2 epimer of glucose. The D-(+)-form is widely distributed in mannans and hemicelluloses and is of major importance in the core oligosaccharide of N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006013] QuickGO AmiGO |