alditol biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0019401

Synonyms

alditol anabolism
alditol biosynthesis
alditol formation
alditol synthesis

Definition

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. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: alditol metabolic process carbohydrate biosynthetic process polyol biosynthetic process

alditol metabolic process carbohydrate biosynthetic process polyol biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: glucosylglycerol biosynthetic process glycerol biosynthetic process hexitol biosynthetic process pentitol biosynthetic process

glucosylglycerol biosynthetic process glycerol biosynthetic process hexitol biosynthetic process pentitol biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes