Term Name: diol metabolic process
Synonyms: dihydric alcohol metabolic process, diol metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving a diol, a compound that contains two hydroxy groups, generally assumed to be, but not necessarily, alcoholic.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0034311]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: polyol metabolic process
has subtype: (+)-secoisolariciresinol metabolic process (-)-secoisolariciresinol metabolic process asperfuranone metabolic process diol biosynthetic process diol catabolic process glycol metabolic process sphinganine metabolic process sphingosine metabolic process tetrahydrobiopterin metabolic process verruculogen metabolic process