FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term xylulose biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0005999 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of xylulose, the ketopentose threo-2-pentulose.[ ISBN:0198547684 ]
Also Known As "xylulose anabolism" ; "xylulose biosynthesis" ; "xylulose formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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pentose metabolic process
 |__xylulose metabolic process_______
 |__pentose biosynthetic process_____|
monosaccharide biosynthetic process  |
 |__pentose biosynthetic process_____|
                                     xylulose biosynthetic process
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  • "xylulose anabolism" EXACT
    "xylulose biosynthesis" EXACT
    "xylulose formation" EXACT
    "xylulose synthesis" EXACT
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Reactome:R-HSA-163754 "Insulin effects increased synthesis of Xylulose-5-Phosphate"