Term Name:	L-fucose metabolic process
Synonyms:	L-fucose metabolism
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-fucose, 6-deoxy-L-galactose, a sugar that occurs in fucans, a class of polysaccharides in seaweeds, especially Fucus species, and in the cell wall matrix of higher plants.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0042354]    QuickGO    AmiGO