alditol catabolic process (Q15155)
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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alditols, any polyhydric alcohol derived from the acyclic form of a monosaccharide by reduction of its aldehyde or keto group to an alcoholic group.
- alditol catabolism
- alditol breakdown
- alditol degradation
- GO:0019405
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| English | alditol catabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alditols, any polyhydric alcohol derived from the acyclic form of a monosaccharide by reduction of its aldehyde or keto group to an alcoholic group. |
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