glycol biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0042845

Synonyms

• dihydric alcohol biosynthesis
• dihydric alcohol biosynthetic process
• glycol anabolism
• glycol biosynthesis
• glycol formation
• glycol synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycol, a diol in which the two hydroxy groups are on different carbon atoms, usually but not necessarily adjacent.

References

Ontology

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