glucosylceramide metabolic process
id: GO:0006678
name: glucosylceramide metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006679 | glucosylceramide biosynthetic process |
| GO:0006680 | glucosylceramide catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006677 | glycosylceramide metabolic process |
| GO:0006687 | glycosphingolipid metabolic process |
