GO:0006678

glucosylceramide metabolic process

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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. [CHEBI:36500, GOC:curators, ISBN:0198506732]
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