FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term monosaccharide biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0046364 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of monosaccharides, polyhydric alcohols containing either an aldehyde or a keto group and between three to ten or more carbon atoms.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "monosaccharide anabolism" ; "monosaccharide biosynthesis" ; "monosaccharide formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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carbohydrate metabolic process
 |__monosaccharide metabolic process_____
 |__carbohydrate biosynthetic process____|
biosynthetic process                     |
 |__carbohydrate biosynthetic process____|
 |__small molecule biosynthetic process__|
small molecule metabolic process         |
 |__monosaccharide metabolic process_____|
 |__small molecule biosynthetic process__|
                                         monosaccharide biosynthetic process  36 rec.
                                          |__1,5-anhydro-D-fructose biosynthetic process
                                          |__2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconic acid biosynthetic process
                                          |__D-galacturonate biosynthetic process
                                          |__hexose biosynthetic process 34 rec.
                                          |   |__D-allose biosynthetic process
                                          |   |__fructose biosynthetic process 5 rec.
                                          |   |__fucose biosynthetic process(+)
                                          |   |__galactose biosynthetic process(+)
                                          |   |__gluconeogenesis 29 rec.
                                          |   |__L-sorbose biosynthetic process
                                          |   |__mannose biosynthetic process
                                          |   |__rhamnose biosynthetic process
                                          |__keto-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid biosynthetic process
                                          |__L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                          |   |__L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process via GDP-alpha-D-mannose
                                          |   |__L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process via UDP-alpha-D-glucuronate
                                          |__pentose biosynthetic process
                                          |   |__arabinose biosynthetic process(+)
                                          |   |__D-ribose biosynthetic process
                                          |   |__D-xylose biosynthetic process
                                          |   |__xylulose biosynthetic process
                                          |__tetrose biosynthetic process
                                              |__apiose biosynthetic process
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Is a monosaccharide metabolic process
carbohydrate biosynthetic process
small molecule biosynthetic process
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  • "monosaccharide anabolism" EXACT
    "monosaccharide biosynthesis" EXACT
    "monosaccharide formation" EXACT
    "monosaccharide synthesis" EXACT
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