Term Name:	arabinose metabolic process
Synonyms:	arabinose metabolism
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways involving arabinose, arabino-pentose. L-Arabinose occurs both free, for example in the heartwood of many conifers, and in the combined state, as a constituent of plant hemicelluloses, bacterial polysaccharides etc. D-arabinose is a constituent of arabinonucleosides.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0019566]    QuickGO    AmiGO