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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. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of hexitols, any alditol with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule. The chemical reactions and pathways involving hexitols, any alditol with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule. 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. The chemical reactions and pathways involving sorbitol (D-glucitol), one of the ten stereoisomeric hexitols. It can be derived from glucose by reduction of the aldehyde group.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: sorbitol biosynthetic process
Acc: GO:0006061
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: 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.
Synonyms:
  • sorbitol formation
  • sorbitol anabolism
  • sorbitol biosynthesis
  • sorbitol synthesis
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GO:0006061 - sorbitol biosynthetic process (interactive image map)
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