sorbose metabolic process
id: GO:0019311
name: sorbose metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving sorbose, the ketohexose xylo-2-hexulose. Sorbose is produced commercially by fermentation and is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of ascorbic acid.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019312 | L-sorbose metabolic process |
| GO:0042847 | sorbose biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042848 | sorbose catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019318 | hexose metabolic process |
