D-sorbitol biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sorbitol (D-glucitol), one of the ten stereoisomeric hexitols. It can be derived from glucose by reduction of the aldehyde group.
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D-sorbitol metabolic process
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hexitol biosynthetic process
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sorbitol anabolism
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sorbitol biosynthesis
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sorbitol formation
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sorbitol synthesis
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