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GO: Biological Process

glucose metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0006006
Synonyms
  • cellular glucose metabolic process
  • glucose metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucose, the aldohexose gluco-hexose. D-glucose is dextrorotatory and is sometimes known as dextrose; it is an important source of energy for living organisms and is found free as well as combined in homo- and hetero-oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. 0198506732
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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positively regulated by
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Phenotype
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