galactose metabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways involving galactose, the aldohexose galacto-hexose. D-galactose is widely distributed in combined form in plants, animals and microorganisms as a constituent of oligo- and polysaccharides; it also occurs in galactolipids and as its glucoside in lactose and melibiose.
GO:0019318
hexose metabolic process
is_a
galactose metabolism
exact
SPBPB2B2.10c SPBC32F12.10 SPBPB2B2.13 SPBPB2B2.12c SPBC365.14c