rhamnose metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0019299

Synonyms

• rhamnose metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving rhamnose, the hexose 6-deoxy-L-mannose. Rhamnose occurs commonly as a compound of plant glycosides, in polysaccharides of gums and mucilages, and in bacterial polysaccharides. It is also a component of some plant cell wall polysaccharides and frequently acts as the sugar components of flavonoids. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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