L-sorbose biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of L-sorbose, the L-enantiomer of the ketohexose xylo-2-hexulose. L-sorbose is formed by bacterial oxidation of sorbitol.
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hexose biosynthetic process
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L-sorbose anabolism
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L-sorbose biosynthesis
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L-sorbose formation
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L-sorbose synthesis
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