FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term D-sorbitol catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006062 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of sorbitol (D-glucitol), one of the ten stereoisomeric hexitols. It can be derived from glucose by reduction of the aldehyde group.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As"sorbitol breakdown" ; "sorbitol catabolism" ; "sorbitol degradation"
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Genes (FBgn)GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS
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     involved_in | D-sorbitol catabolic process
 NOT | involved_in | D-sorbitol catabolic process
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hexitol metabolic process
 |__D-sorbitol metabolic process__
 |__hexitol catabolic process_____|
alditol catabolic process         |
 |__hexitol catabolic process_____|
                                  D-sorbitol catabolic process  2 rec.
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Is a D-sorbitol metabolic process
hexitol catabolic process
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  • "sorbitol breakdown" EXACT
    "sorbitol catabolism" EXACT
    "sorbitol degradation" EXACT
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MetaCyc:PWY-4101
MetaCyc:SORBDEG-PWY