# fructose metabolic process

> The chemical reactions and pathways involving fructose, the ketohexose arabino-2-hexulose. Fructose exists in a open chain form or as a ring compound. D-fructose is the sweetest of the sugars and is found free in a large number of fruits and honey.

**Wikidata**: [Q14865086](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14865086)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/fructose-metabolic-process


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16
3. UMLS 2023