The chemical reactions and pathways involving monosaccharides, the simplest carbohydrates. They are polyhydric alcohols containing either an aldehyde or a keto group and between three to ten or more carbon atoms. They form the constitutional repeating units of oligo- and polysaccharides.
negative regulation of carbohydrate metabolic process +
negative regulation of small molecule metabolic process +
nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process +
oligosaccharide metabolic process +
one-carbon metabolic process +
organic acid metabolic process +
polysaccharide metabolic process +
positive regulation of carbohydrate metabolic process +
positive regulation of small molecule metabolic process +