Term Name: glucosamine metabolic process
Synonyms: chitosamine metabolic process, chitosamine metabolism, glucosamine metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucosamine (2-amino-2-deoxyglucopyranose), an aminodeoxysugar that occurs in combined form in chitin.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006041]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glucosamine-containing compound metabolic process
has subtype: glucosamine biosynthetic process glucosamine catabolic process