D-xylose fermentation
The anaerobic chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of xylose, an aldopentose, into ethanol.
GO:0006067
ethanol metabolic process
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GO:0006113
fermentation
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GO:0042843
D-xylose catabolic process
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D-xylose catabolic process to ethanol
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xylose catabolism to ethanol
exact