| Name | galactose metabolic process |
| ID | GO_0006012 |
| collection_id | Biological process |
| Exact synonym | galactose metabolism |
| Description | 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. |
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