Term Name: alcohol biosynthetic process
Synonyms: alcohol anabolism, alcohol biosynthesis, alcohol formation, alcohol synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of alcohols, any of a class of compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a saturated carbon atom.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046165]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: alcohol metabolic process small molecule biosynthetic process
has subtype: cyclopentanol biosynthetic process fatty alcohol biosynthetic process fonsecin biosynthetic process monensin A biosynthetic process octopamine biosynthetic process patulin biosynthetic process polyol biosynthetic process polyprenol biosynthetic process prenol biosynthetic process primary alcohol biosynthetic process secondary alcohol biosynthetic process tertiary alcohol biosynthetic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process