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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a diol, any alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups attached to saturated carbon atoms. The chemical reactions and pathways involving a diol, any alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups attached to saturated carbon atoms. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of orcinol (5-methyl-1,3-benzenediol), an aromatic compound derived from the fermentation of lichen and synthesized by some higher plants. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycol, any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of butanediol; the biologically relevant isomer is 2,3-butanediol, CH3CH(OH)CH(OH)CH3. The chemical reactions and pathways involving alcohols, any of a class of compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a saturated carbon atom. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of catechol, a compound containing a pyrocatechol nucleus or substituent. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of small molecules, any monomeric molecule of small relative molecular mass. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of alcohols, any of a class of compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a saturated carbon atom.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: diol biosynthetic process
Acc: GO:0034312
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a diol, any alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups attached to saturated carbon atoms.
Synonyms:
  • diol synthesis
  • diol biosynthesis
  • dihydric alcohol biosynthetic process
  • diol formation
  • diol anabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 0
   Term or descendants: 0


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0034312 - diol biosynthetic process (interactive image map)
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