FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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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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 polyol biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     involved_in | polyol biosynthetic process
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alcohol metabolic process
 |__polyol metabolic process_________
 |__alcohol biosynthetic process_____|
small molecule biosynthetic process  |
 |__alcohol biosynthetic process_____|
                                     polyol biosynthetic process  25 rec.
                                      |__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
                                      |__diol biosynthetic process 13 rec.
                                      |   |__(+)-secoisolariciresinol biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__(-)-secoisolariciresinol biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__asperfuranone biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |   |__culmorin biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__glycol biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |   |__sphinganine biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__sphingosine biosynthetic process 7 rec.
                                      |   |__tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process 6 rec.
                                      |   |__verruculogen biosynthetic process
                                      |__inositol biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                      |   |__regulation of inositol biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |__inositol phosphate biosynthetic process 6 rec.
                                      |   |__inositol trisphosphate biosynthetic process(+)
                                      |   |__myo-inositol hexakisphosphate biosynthetic process
                                      |   |__regulation of inositol phosphate 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
                                      |__vitamin D3 biosynthetic process
                                      |__vomitoxin biosynthetic process
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  • "polyhydric alcohol biosynthetic process" EXACT
    "polyol anabolism" EXACT
    "polyol biosynthesis" EXACT
    "polyol formation" EXACT
    "polyol synthesis" EXACT
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