FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term polyol biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0046173 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a polyol, any alcohol containing three or more hydroxyl groups attached to saturated carbon atoms.
Also Known As "polyhydric alcohol biosynthetic process" ; "polyol anabolism" ; "polyol biosynthesis" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 polyol biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | polyol biosynthetic process       1
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alcohol metabolic process
 |__polyol metabolic process_________
 |__alcohol biosynthetic process_____|
small molecule biosynthetic process  |
 |__alcohol biosynthetic process_____|
                                     polyol biosynthetic process  24 rec.
                                      |__1,5-anhydro-D-fructose biosynthetic process
                                      |__2-deoxystreptamine biosynthetic process
                                      |__alditol biosynthetic process 5 rec.
                                      |   |__glucosylglycerol biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__glycerol biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
                                      |   |__hexitol biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                      |   |__pentitol biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |__butirosin biosynthetic process
                                      |__calcitriol biosynthetic process from calciol
                                      |__diol biosynthetic process 12 rec.
                                      |   |__(+)-secoisolariciresinol biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__(-)-secoisolariciresinol biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__asperfuranone biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__culmorin biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__glycol biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |   |__sphinganine biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__sphingosine biosynthetic process 6 rec.
                                      |   |__tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process 6 rec.
                                      |   |__verruculogen biosynthetic process
                                      |__gentamycin biosynthetic process
                                      |__inositol biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                      |__inositol phosphate biosynthetic process 6 rec.
                                      |   |__inositol trisphosphate biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__myo-inositol hexakisphosphate biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |__kanamycin biosynthetic process
                                      |__neomycin biosynthetic process
                                      |__paromomycin biosynthetic process
                                      |__phenolic phthiocerol biosynthetic process
                                      |__phytosphingosine biosynthetic process
                                      |__resolvin biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__13-series resolvin biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__D-series resolvin biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__E-series resolvin biosynthetic process
                                      |__streptomycin biosynthetic process
                                      |__terrein biosynthetic process
                                      |__tobramycin biosynthetic process
                                      |__vistamycin biosynthetic process
                                      |__vomitoxin biosynthetic process
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Synonyms
  • "polyhydric alcohol biosynthetic process" EXACT
    "polyol anabolism" EXACT
    "polyol biosynthesis" EXACT
    "polyol formation" EXACT
    "polyol synthesis" EXACT
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