Term Name:	mannose metabolic process
Synonyms:	mannose metabolism
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways involving mannose, the aldohexose manno-hexose, the C-2 epimer of glucose. The D-(+)-form is widely distributed in mannans and hemicelluloses and is of major importance in the core oligosaccharide of N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0006013]    QuickGO    AmiGO