Term Name: polyol metabolic process
Synonyms: polyhydric alcohol metabolic process, polyol metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving a polyol, any alcohol containing three or more hydroxyl groups attached to saturated carbon atoms.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019751]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: alcohol metabolic process
has subtype: 2-deoxystreptamine metabolic process diol metabolic process glucosylglycerol metabolic process glycerol metabolic process hexitol metabolic process inositol metabolic process inositol phosphate metabolic process pentitol metabolic process phytosphingosine metabolic process polyol biosynthetic process polyol catabolic process