GO biological process ontology term - GO:0019405 - alditol catabolic process
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0019405
- Name
- alditol catabolic process
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- 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.
