| id | GO:0005996 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | monosaccharide metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving monosaccharides, the simplest carbohydrates. They are polyhydric alcohols containing either an aldehyde or a keto group and between three to ten or more carbon atoms. They form the constitutional repeating units of oligo- and polysaccharides." [ISBN:0198506732] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0044262 ! cellular carbohydrate metabolic process |