glycolate biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycolate, the anion of hydroxyethanoic acid (glycolic acid).
GO:0009441
glycolate metabolic process
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GO:0034309
primary alcohol biosynthetic process
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GO:0072330
monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process
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glycolate anabolism
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glycolate biosynthesis
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glycolate formation
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glycolate synthesis
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