Term Name:	glucose metabolic process
Synonyms:	cellular glucose metabolic process, glucose metabolism
Definition:	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.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0006006]    QuickGO    AmiGO