glucose metabolic process

The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucose, the aldohexose gluco-hexose. D-glucose is dextrorotatory and is sometimes known as dextrose; it is an important source of energy for living organisms and is found free as well as combined in homo- and hetero-oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.

• Code: GO:0006006
• Source: Gene Ontology
• Alternative labels: glucose metabolism cellular glucose metabolic process