ribitol metabolic process
id: GO:0019349
name: ribitol metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving ribitol, a pentitol derived formally by reduction of the -CHO group of either D- or L-ribose. It occurs free in some plants and is a component of riboflavin.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0046362 | ribitol biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046363 | ribitol catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019321 | pentose metabolic process |
| GO:0019519 | pentitol metabolic process |
