| Term Name: |
primary alcohol biosynthetic process |
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| Synonyms: |
- monohydric alcohol biosynthetic process
- primary alcohol anabolism
- primary alcohol biosynthesis
- primary alcohol formation
- primary alcohol synthesis
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| Definition: |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of primary alcohols. A primary alcohol is any alcohol in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it.
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