glycerol biosynthetic process (Q15161)
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely distributed in nature as a constituent of many lipids.
- GO:0006114
- glycerol formation
- glycerol anabolism
- glycerol synthesis
- glycerol biosynthesis
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| English | glycerol biosynthetic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely distributed in nature as a constituent of many lipids. |
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