glycerol biosynthetic process

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Nameglycerol biosynthetic process
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Biological process

Exact synonym

glycerol anabolism, glycerol biosynthesis, glycerol formation, glycerol synthesis

Description

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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