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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 mannitol, the alditol derived from D-mannose by reduction of the aldehyde group. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mannitol, the alditol derived from D-mannose by reduction of the aldehyde group. The chemical reactions and pathways involving hexitols, any alditol with a chain of six carbon atoms in the molecule.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: mannitol biosynthetic process
Acc: GO:0019593
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mannitol, the alditol derived from D-mannose by reduction of the aldehyde group.
Synonyms:
  • mannitol synthesis
  • mannitol biosynthesis
  • mannitol formation
  • mannitol anabolism
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0019593 - mannitol biosynthetic process (interactive image map)
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