monosaccharide metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0005996

Synonyms

• monosaccharide metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving monosaccharides, the simplest carbohydrates. They are polyhydric alcohols containing either an aldehyde or a keto group and between three to ten or more carbon atoms. They form the constitutional repeating units of oligo- and polysaccharides. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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