glycerol biosynthetic process
id: GO:0006114
name: glycerol biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely distributed in nature as a constituent of many lipids.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0046167 | glycerol-3-phosphate biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046327 | glycerol biosynthetic process from pyruvate |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006071 | glycerol metabolic process |
| GO:0019401 | alditol biosynthetic process |
