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Accession
GO:0019401
Name
alditol biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
alditol anabolism, alditol biosynthesis, alditol formation, alditol synthesis
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation 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. Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0019401 at QuickGO
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Subset
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Parents of alditol biosynthetic process (GO:0019401)
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alditol biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  alditol (CHEBI:17522)
alditol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  alditol metabolic process (GO:0019400)
alditol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  polyol biosynthetic process (GO:0046173)
alditol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  carbohydrate biosynthetic process (GO:0016051)
Children of alditol biosynthetic process (GO:0019401)
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glucosylglycerol biosynthetic process (GO:0051473) [is_a relation] is_a  alditol biosynthetic process
hexitol biosynthetic process (GO:0019406) [is_a relation] is_a  alditol biosynthetic process
glycerol biosynthetic process (GO:0006114) [is_a relation] is_a  alditol biosynthetic process
pentitol biosynthetic process (GO:0019526) [is_a relation] is_a  alditol biosynthetic process
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