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The chemical reactions and pathways involving pentitols, any alditol with a chain of five carbon atoms in the molecule. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alditols, any polyhydric alcohol derived from the acyclic form of a monosaccharide by reduction of its aldehyde or keto group to an alcoholic group. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-xylitol, a five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose by reduction of the carbonyl group. The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-xylitol, a five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose and is used as a noncariogenic sweetner and as a sugar substitute in diabetic diets. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of pentitols, any alditol with a chain of five carbon atoms in the molecule. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-xylitol to form xylulose 5-phosphate. L-xylitol is converted into L-xylulose, which is then phosphorylated to L-xylulose-5-phosphate. This is converted to D-xylulose-5-phosphate via the intermediate L-ribulose-5-phosphate.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: L-xylitol catabolic process
Acc: GO:0051160
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-xylitol, a five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose by reduction of the carbonyl group.
Synonyms:
  • L-xylitol catabolism
  • L-xylitol degradation
  • L-xylitol breakdown
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0051160 - L-xylitol catabolic process (interactive image map)
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