glycolate metabolic process (GO:0009441)

The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycolate, the anion of hydroxyethanoic acid (glycolic acid).

Specific

glycolate biosynthetic process (GO:0046295) glycolate catabolic process (GO:0046296)

General

primary alcohol metabolic process (GO:0034308) monocarboxylic acid metabolic process (GO:0032787)

References

gene ontology: GO:0009441