FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sorbitol biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006061 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sorbitol (D-glucitol), one of the ten stereoisomeric hexitols. It can be derived from glucose by reduction of the aldehyde group.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "sorbitol anabolism" ; "sorbitol biosynthesis" ; "sorbitol formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       2
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 sorbitol biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2
     involved_in | sorbitol biosynthetic process       2
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hexitol metabolic process
 |__sorbitol metabolic process____
 |__hexitol biosynthetic process__|
alditol biosynthetic process      |
 |__hexitol biosynthetic process__|
                                  sorbitol biosynthetic process  2 rec.
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Is a sorbitol metabolic process
hexitol biosynthetic process
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  • "sorbitol anabolism" EXACT
    "sorbitol biosynthesis" EXACT
    "sorbitol formation" EXACT
    "sorbitol synthesis" EXACT
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