mandelate biosynthetic process

id: GO:0046236
name: mandelate biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mandelate, the anion of mandelic acid. Mandelic acid (alpha-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid) is an 8-carbon alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that is used in organic chemistry and as a urinary antiseptic.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0018924mandelate metabolic process
GO:0019438aromatic compound biosynthetic process