GO Term : GO:0006062 sorbitol catabolic process GO

Namespace:  biological_process Obsolete:  false
description  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.

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33 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0005975 carbohydrate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving carbohydrates, any of a group of organic compounds based of the general formula Cx(H2O)y. Includes the formation of carbohydrate derivatives by the addition of a carbohydrate residue to another molecule.
GO:0008152 metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways, including anabolism and catabolism, by which living organisms transform chemical substances. Metabolic processes typically transform small molecules, but also include macromolecular processes such as DNA repair and replication, and protein synthesis and degradation.
GO:0044237 cellular metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways by which individual cells transform chemical substances.
GO:0071704 organic substance metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving an organic substance, any molecular entity containing carbon.
GO:0044238 primary metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving those compounds which are formed as a part of the normal anabolic and catabolic processes. These processes take place in most, if not all, cells of the organism.
GO:0016052 carbohydrate catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carbohydrates, any of a group of organic compounds based of the general formula Cx(H2O)y.
GO:0009987 cellular process Any process that is carried out at the cellular level, but not necessarily restricted to a single cell. For example, cell communication occurs among more than one cell, but occurs at the cellular level.
GO:0044262 cellular carbohydrate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving carbohydrates, any of a group of organic compounds based of the general formula Cx(H2O)y, as carried out by individual cells.
GO:0006066 alcohol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving alcohols, any of a class of compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a saturated carbon atom.
GO:0044763 single-organism cellular process Any process that is carried out at the cellular level, occurring within a single organism.
GO:0044699 single-organism process A biological process that involves only one organism.
GO:0008150 biological_process Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end.
GO:0044723 single-organism carbohydrate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving carbohydrates, occurring within a single organism.
GO:0044710 single-organism metabolic process A metabolic process - chemical reactions and pathways, including anabolism and catabolism, by which living organisms transform chemical substances - which involves a single organism.
GO:0044248 cellular catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of substances, carried out by individual cells.
GO:0044712 single-organism catabolic process A catabolic process - chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of substances - which involves a single organism.
GO:0044724 single-organism carbohydrate catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carbohydrates, occurring within a single organism.
GO:1901575 organic substance catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of an organic substance, any molecular entity containing carbon.
GO:0009056 catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of substances, including the breakdown of carbon compounds with the liberation of energy for use by the cell or organism.
GO:0044275 cellular carbohydrate catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carbohydrates, any of a group of organic compounds based of the general formula Cx(H2O)y, as carried out by individual cells.
GO:0044281 small molecule metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving small molecules, any low molecular weight, monomeric, non-encoded molecule.
GO:0044282 small molecule catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of small molecules, any low molecular weight, monomeric, non-encoded molecule.
GO:1901615 organic hydroxy compound metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving organic hydroxy compound.
GO:1901616 organic hydroxy compound catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of organic hydroxy compound.
GO:0019751 polyol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving a polyol, any alcohol containing three or more hydroxyl groups attached to saturated carbon atoms.
GO:0019400 alditol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving alditols, any polyhydric alcohol derived from the acyclic form of a monosaccharide by reduction of its aldehyde or keto group to an alcoholic group.
GO:0006059 hexitol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving hexitols, any alditol with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule.
GO:0006060 sorbitol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving sorbitol (D-glucitol), one of the ten stereoisomeric hexitols. It can be derived from glucose by reduction of the aldehyde group.
GO:0006062 sorbitol catabolic process 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.
GO:0019407 hexitol catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of hexitols, any alditol with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule.

32 Relations

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Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0006060 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0019407 GO:0006062
is_a GO:1901575 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0008152 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0046174 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0008150 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0071704 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0019405 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0019751 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044763 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044262 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0005975 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044248 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044723 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044724 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0006066 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0009056 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044281 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0046164 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044282 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0016052 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0019400 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044275 GO:0006062
is_a GO:1901616 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044237 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044710 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044699 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0006059 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044238 GO:0006062
is_a GO:0044712 GO:0006062

3 Synonyms

Name Type
sorbitol degradation synonym
sorbitol breakdown synonym
sorbitol catabolism synonym