L-xylitol metabolic process
id: GO:0051164
name: L-xylitol metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-xylitol, a five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose and is used as a noncariogenic sweetner and as a sugar substitute in diabetic diets.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0051160 | L-xylitol catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019519 | pentitol metabolic process |
