PANTHER Class Information 
| Name: | hexose metabolic process |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving a hexose, any monosaccharide with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule. |
| Class ID: | GO:0019318 |
| Parent Lineages: |
biological_process>
metabolic process>
primary metabolic process>
carbohydrate metabolic process>
monosaccharide metabolic process>
hexose metabolic process
biological_process> metabolic process> organic substance metabolic process> carbohydrate metabolic process> monosaccharide metabolic process> hexose metabolic process biological_process> metabolic process> small molecule metabolic process> monosaccharide metabolic process> hexose metabolic process |
| Child: |
glucose metabolic process hexose biosynthetic process |
| Number Subfamilies/Families: | 220 |
