| id | GO:0006060 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | sorbitol metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "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." [ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| synonym | "sorbitol metabolism" EXACT [] |
| xref | MetaCyc:P461-PWY |
| is_a | GO:0006059 ! hexitol metabolic process |