sorbitol biosynthetic process
id: GO:0006061
name: sorbitol biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sorbitol (D-glucitol), one of the ten stereoisomeric hexitols. It can be derived from glucose by reduction of the aldehyde group.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006060 | sorbitol metabolic process |
GO:0019406 | hexitol biosynthetic process |