monoacylglycerol biosynthetic process

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Namemonoacylglycerol biosynthetic process
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Biological process

Exact synonym

monoacylglycerol anabolism, monoacylglycerol biosynthesis, monoacylglycerol formation, monoacylglycerol synthesis, monoglyceride biosynthesis, monoglyceride biosynthetic process

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of monoacylglycerol, any ester of glycerol in which any one of its hydroxyl groups has been acylated with a fatty acid, the other being non-esterified.

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