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Accession
GO:0006678
Name
glucosylceramide metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
glucosylceramide metabolism
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucosylceramides, any compound formed by the replacement of the glycosidic hydroxyl group of a cyclic form of glucose by a ceramide group. They are neutral glycolipids containing equimolar amounts of fatty acid, glucose, and sphingosine or a sphingosine derivative. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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Parents of glucosylceramide metabolic process (GO:0006678)
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glucosylceramide metabolic process [RO:0004007 relation] RO:0004007  glucosylceramide (CHEBI:36500)
glucosylceramide metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  glycosylceramide metabolic process (GO:0006677)
Children of glucosylceramide metabolic process (GO:0006678)
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glucosylceramide biosynthetic process (GO:0006679) [is_a relation] is_a  glucosylceramide metabolic process
glucosylceramide catabolic process (GO:0006680) [is_a relation] is_a  glucosylceramide metabolic process
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