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.
GO:0006059
hexitol metabolic process
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GO:0019405
alditol catabolic process
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hexitol breakdown
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hexitol catabolism
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hexitol degradation
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SPBC1773.05c