FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

D-ribose metabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0006014 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving D-ribose (ribo-pentose). As beta-D-ribofuranose, D-ribose forms the glycose group of all ribonucleosides, ribonucleotides and ribonucleic acids, and also of ribose phosphates, various glycosides, some coenzymes and some forms of vitamin B12.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"D-ribose metabolism"

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
D-ribose metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| D-ribose metabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  monosaccharide metabolic process
   |__pentose metabolic process
       |__D-ribose metabolic process  3 rec.
           |__D-ribose biosynthetic process
           |__D-ribose catabolic process

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Relationships
Is a	pentose metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"D-ribose metabolism" EXACT
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