Term Name: pentitol catabolic process
Synonyms: pentitol breakdown, pentitol catabolism, pentitol degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of pentitols, any alditol with a chain of five carbon atoms in the molecule.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019527]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: alditol catabolic process pentitol metabolic process
has subtype: arabitol catabolic process ribitol catabolic process xylitol catabolic process