L-sorbose biosynthetic process
id: GO:0042849
name: L-sorbose biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of L-sorbose, the L-enantiomer of the ketohexose xylo-2-hexulose. L-sorbose is formed by bacterial oxidation of sorbitol.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019312 | L-sorbose metabolic process |
| GO:0042847 | sorbose biosynthetic process |
