Term Name:	nucleotide-sugar metabolic process
Synonyms:	nucleotide-sugar metabolism
Definition:	The cellular chemical reactions and pathways involving nucleotide-sugars, any nucleotide-carbohydrate in which the distal phosphoric residue of a nucleoside 5'-diphosphate is in glycosidic linkage with a monosaccharide or monosaccharide derivative.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0009225] QuickGO AmiGO

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is a type of:	carbohydrate derivative metabolic process nucleoside phosphate metabolic process
has subtype:	CMP-N-acetylneuraminate metabolic process GDP-L-fucose metabolic process GDP-mannose metabolic process nucleotide-sugar biosynthetic process UDP-alpha-D-glucose metabolic process UDP-D-galactose metabolic process UDP-D-xylose metabolic process UDP-glucuronate metabolic process UDP-L-arabinose metabolic process UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine metabolic process UDP-N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process