Term Name: glucose 6-phosphate metabolic process
Synonyms: glucose 6-phosphate metabolism, glucose 6-phosphate utilization
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucose 6-phosphate, a monophosphorylated derivative of glucose with the phosphate group attached to C-6.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0051156]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: glucokinase activity
is a type of: carbohydrate derivative metabolic process organophosphate metabolic process phosphate-containing compound metabolic process
has subtype: pentose-phosphate shunt sucrose catabolic process to fructose-6-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate