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.
GO:0006071
glycerol metabolic process
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GO:0019401
alditol biosynthetic process
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glycerol anabolism
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glycerol biosynthesis
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glycerol formation
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glycerol synthesis
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SPBC215.05 SPAC23D3.04c