L-sorbose metabolic process
id: GO:0019312
name: L-sorbose metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving sorbose, the L-enantiomer of the ketohexose xylo-2-hexulose. L-sorbose is formed by bacterial oxidation of sorbitol.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042849 | L-sorbose biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042850 | L-sorbose catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019311 | sorbose metabolic process |
