| id | GO:0019405 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | alditol catabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "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." [ISBN:0198506732] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0019400 ! alditol metabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0044275 ! cellular carbohydrate catabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0046174 ! polyol catabolic process |