FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

xylitol catabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0051160 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of xylitol, a five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose by reduction of the carbonyl group.

Also Known As

"L-xylitol breakdown" ; "L-xylitol catabolism" ; "L-xylitol degradation"

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Annotations

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
xylitol catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| xylitol catabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

alditol catabolic process
 |__pentitol catabolic process__
pentitol metabolic process      |
 |__pentitol catabolic process__|
 |__xylitol metabolic process___|
                                xylitol catabolic process  1 rec.
                                 |__xylitol catabolic process to D-xylulose 5-phosphate

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Relationships
Is a	pentitol catabolic process xylitol metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"L-xylitol breakdown" EXACT "L-xylitol catabolism" EXACT "L-xylitol degradation" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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