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. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0198506732 ]
Synonyms: galactose metabolism
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