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Category:GO:0051164 ! xylitol metabolic process
name: xylitol metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving xylitol, a five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose and is used as a noncariogenic sweetner and as a sugar substitute in diabetic diets." [GOC:ai]
comment: Note that xylitol is a meso compound, thus there are no L or D-versions.
synonym: "xylitol metabolism" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0019519 ! pentitol metabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0051164</GOterm>
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