| id | GO:0019400 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | alditol metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "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." [ISBN:0198506732] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0019751 ! polyol metabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0044262 ! cellular carbohydrate metabolic process |