Search Ontology:

GO: Biological Process

pentose metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0019321

Synonyms

pentose metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving a pentose, any monosaccharide with a chain of five carbon atoms in the molecule. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: monosaccharide metabolic process

monosaccharide metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: arabinose metabolic process D-ribose metabolic process D-xylose metabolic process L-lyxose metabolic process pentose biosynthetic process ... Show All 7 Terms

arabinose metabolic process D-ribose metabolic process D-xylose metabolic process L-lyxose metabolic process pentose biosynthetic process pentose catabolic process xylulose metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes