alditol biosynthetic process
id: GO:0019401
name: alditol biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006114 | glycerol biosynthetic process |
GO:0019406 | hexitol biosynthetic process |
GO:0019526 | pentitol biosynthetic process |
GO:0051473 | glucosylglycerol biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0019400 | alditol metabolic process |
GO:0034637 | cellular carbohydrate biosynthetic process |
GO:0046173 | polyol biosynthetic process |