sorbitol metabolic process
id: GO:0006060
name: sorbitol metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006061 | sorbitol biosynthetic process |
| GO:0006062 | sorbitol catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006059 | hexitol metabolic process |
