carbohydrate metabolic process (GO:0005975)

The chemical reactions and pathways involving carbohydrates any of a group of organic compounds based of the general formula Cx(H2O)y. Includes the formation of carbohydrate derivatives by the addition of a carbohydrate residue to another molecule.

Specific

carbohydrate catabolic process (GO:0016052) cellular carbohydrate metabolic process (GO:0044262) multi-organism carbohydrate metabolic process (GO:0044040) polysaccharide metabolic process (GO:0005976) single-organism carbohydrate metabolic process (GO:0044723)

General

organic substance metabolic process (GO:0071704) primary metabolic process (GO:0044238)

References

gene ontology: GO:0005975