GO_term: GO:0051164
GO:0051164 | Definition | The chemical reactions 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. | ||
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Term | L-xylitol metabolism | |||
Type | Biological_process | |||
Child | Instance | GO:0051160 | ||
Parent | Instance_of | GO:0019519 | ||
Attributes_of | Index | Ancestor (27) | ||
Descendent | GO:0019697 | |||
GO:0051160 | ||||
GO:0051164 |