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Term:sorbitol biosynthetic process
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Accession:GO:0006061 term browser browse the term
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.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: sorbitol anabolism;   sorbitol biosynthesis;   sorbitol formation;   sorbitol synthesis



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Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Akr1b1 aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B involved_in ISO RGD
MGI
PMID:6690344 PMID:21376710 GO_REF:0000096 MGI:4417868 RGD:1626096 RGD:8548687 NCBI chr 6:34,280,865...34,294,424
Ensembl chr 6:34,279,369...34,294,413
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  biological_process 28573
    metabolic process 11001
      primary metabolic process 9512
        carbohydrate metabolic process 592
          alditol metabolic process 25
            hexitol metabolic process 3
              sorbitol metabolic process 2
                sorbitol biosynthetic process 1
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  biological_process 28573
    metabolic process 11001
      organic substance metabolic process 10573
        organic substance biosynthetic process 7809
          organic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process 257
            alcohol biosynthetic process 148
              polyol biosynthetic process 63
                alditol biosynthetic process 6
                  hexitol biosynthetic process 1
                    sorbitol biosynthetic process 1
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