glycerol biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0006114

Synonyms

• glycerol anabolism
• glycerol biosynthesis
• glycerol formation
• glycerol synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely distributed in nature as a constituent of many lipids. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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