Term Name: hexose metabolic process
Synonyms: hexose metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving a hexose, any monosaccharide with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019318]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: monosaccharide metabolic process
has subtype: D-allose metabolic process fructose metabolic process fucose metabolic process galactose metabolic process glucose metabolic process hexose biosynthetic process hexose catabolic process L-sorbose metabolic process mannose metabolic process rhamnose metabolic process