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The chemical reactions and pathways involving 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 involving carbohydrates, any of a group of organic compounds based of the general formula Cx(H2O)y, as carried out by individual cells. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of hexitols, any alditol with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of hexitols, any alditol with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule. The chemical reactions and pathways involving galactitol, the hexitol derived by the reduction of the aldehyde group of either D- or L-galactose. The chemical reactions and pathways involving mannitol, the alditol derived from D-mannose by reduction of the aldehyde group. The chemical reactions and pathways involving a polyol, any alcohol containing three or more hydroxyl groups attached to saturated carbon atoms. The chemical reactions and pathways involving hexitols, any alditol with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule. The chemical reactions and pathways involving sorbitol (D-glucitol), one of the ten stereoisomeric hexitols. It can be derived from glucose by reduction of the aldehyde group.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: hexitol metabolic process
Acc: GO:0006059
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways involving hexitols, any alditol with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule.
Synonyms:
  • hexitol metabolism
  • sugar alcohol (hexitol) metabolic process
  • sugar alcohol (hexitol) metabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0006059 - hexitol metabolic process (interactive image map)
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