glycerol biosynthesis
gomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48
Glycerol biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C uses GPD1 and GPD2 glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activities with GPP1 and GPP2 glycerol-1-phosphatase activities to convert glycerone phosphate to glycerol via sn-glycerol 3-phosphate.
- Pathway type
- glycerol biosynthesis
- Organism scope
Pathway network
24 nodes · 44 asserted directed edges
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- Chemical / cofactor
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- Cell / process context
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Components and activities
| Node | Kind or role | Source direction |
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288CNCBITaxon:559292 | taxon | |
sn-glycerol 3-phosphate(2-)CHEBI:57597 | small molecule | |
cytosolGO:0005829 | cellular component | |
NADH(2-)CHEBI:57945 | small molecule | |
glycerol biosynthetic processGO:0006114 | biological process | |
glycerolCHEBI:17754 | small molecule | |
hydrogenphosphateCHEBI:43474 | small molecule | |
waterCHEBI:15377 | small molecule | |
glycerol 1-phosphate(2-)CHEBI:231935 | small molecule | |
GPD1 ScerSGD:S000002180 | protein | |
NAD(1-)CHEBI:57540 | small molecule | |
glycerone phosphate(2-)CHEBI:57642 | small molecule | |
hydronCHEBI:15378 | small molecule | |
GPD2 ScerSGD:S000005420 | protein | |
GPP1 ScerSGD:S000001315 | protein | |
GPP2 ScerSGD:S000000864 | protein | |
cytoplasmGO:0005737 | cellular component | |
peroxisomeGO:0005777 | cellular component | |
mitochondrionGO:0005739 | cellular component | |
nucleusGO:0005634 | cellular component | |
magnesium(2+)CHEBI:18420 | cofactor | |
sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN | molecular activity | |
glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O -> glycerol + phosphategomodel:GLYCEROL-1-PHOSPHATASE-RXN | molecular activity | |
sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000482 | molecular activity | |
glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 | molecular activity |
Mechanistic edges
| Subject | Predicate and description | Object | Evidence |
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glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 | has_output | sn-glycerol 3-phosphate(2-)CHEBI:57597 |
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sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN | has_output | sn-glycerol 3-phosphate(2-)CHEBI:57597 |
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sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 | has_input | NADH(2-)CHEBI:57945 |
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glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 | part_of | glycerol biosynthetic processGO:0006114 |
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glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O -> glycerol + phosphategomodel:GLYCEROL-1-PHOSPHATASE-RXN | has_output | glycerolCHEBI:17754 |
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sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000482 | has_output | hydrogenphosphateCHEBI:43474 |
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sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000482 | has_output | glycerolCHEBI:17754 |
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glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O -> glycerol + phosphategomodel:GLYCEROL-1-PHOSPHATASE-RXN | part_of | glycerol biosynthetic processGO:0006114 |
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sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000482 | has_input | waterCHEBI:15377 |
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sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN | has_input | NADH(2-)CHEBI:57945 |
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sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000482 | has_input | glycerol 1-phosphate(2-)CHEBI:231935 |
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GPD1 ScerSGD:S000002180 | enables | sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN |
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glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O -> glycerol + phosphategomodel:GLYCEROL-1-PHOSPHATASE-RXN | has_output | hydrogenphosphateCHEBI:43474 |
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glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 | causally_upstream_of | sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000482 |
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glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O -> glycerol + phosphategomodel:GLYCEROL-1-PHOSPHATASE-RXN | has_input | waterCHEBI:15377 |
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sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN | causally_upstream_of | sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000482 |
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glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O -> glycerol + phosphategomodel:GLYCEROL-1-PHOSPHATASE-RXN | has_input | glycerol 1-phosphate(2-)CHEBI:231935 |
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sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN | part_of | glycerol biosynthetic processGO:0006114 |
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glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O -> glycerol + phosphategomodel:GLYCEROL-1-PHOSPHATASE-RXN | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 | has_output | NAD(1-)CHEBI:57540 |
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sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN | causally_upstream_of | glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O -> glycerol + phosphategomodel:GLYCEROL-1-PHOSPHATASE-RXN |
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glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 | has_input | glycerone phosphate(2-)CHEBI:57642 |
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glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 | has_input | hydronCHEBI:15378 |
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sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000482 | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000482 | part_of | glycerol biosynthetic processGO:0006114 |
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sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN | has_input | hydronCHEBI:15378 |
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sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN | has_output | NAD(1-)CHEBI:57540 |
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glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + NAD+ <- glycerone phosphate + NADH + H+gomodel:1.1.1.8-RXN | has_input | glycerone phosphate(2-)CHEBI:57642 |
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GPD2 ScerSGD:S000005420 | enables | glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 |
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glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000498 | causally_upstream_of | glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O -> glycerol + phosphategomodel:GLYCEROL-1-PHOSPHATASE-RXN |
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GPP1 ScerSGD:S000001315 | enables | glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O -> glycerol + phosphategomodel:GLYCEROL-1-PHOSPHATASE-RXN |
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GPP2 ScerSGD:S000000864 | enables | sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activitygomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48/6a4c244800000482 |
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GPD1 ScerSGD:S000002180 | located_in Physical protein location from reviewed UniProt. ECO:0000269 (PubMed:15210723) | cytoplasmGO:0005737 |
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GPD1 ScerSGD:S000002180 | located_in Physical protein location from reviewed UniProt. ECO:0000269 (PubMed:14562095); ECO:0000269 (PubMed:15210723) | peroxisomeGO:0005777 |
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GPD2 ScerSGD:S000005420 | located_in Physical protein location from reviewed UniProt. evidence code not specified by source | cytoplasmGO:0005737 |
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GPD2 ScerSGD:S000005420 | located_in Physical protein location from reviewed UniProt. evidence code not specified by source | mitochondrionGO:0005739 |
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GPP1 ScerSGD:S000001315 | located_in Physical protein location from reviewed UniProt. ECO:0000269 (PubMed:14562095) | cytoplasmGO:0005737 |
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GPP1 ScerSGD:S000001315 | located_in Physical protein location from reviewed UniProt. ECO:0000269 (PubMed:14562095) | nucleusGO:0005634 |
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GPP2 ScerSGD:S000000864 | located_in Physical protein location from reviewed UniProt. ECO:0000269 (PubMed:14562095) | cytoplasmGO:0005737 |
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GPP2 ScerSGD:S000000864 | located_in Physical protein location from reviewed UniProt. ECO:0000269 (PubMed:14562095) | nucleusGO:0005634 |
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GPP1 ScerSGD:S000001315 | has_cofactor UniProtKB reviewed (Swiss-Prot) annotation. UniProt evidence: ECO:0000305 (PubMed:8662716) | magnesium(2+)CHEBI:18420 |
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GPP2 ScerSGD:S000000864 | has_cofactor UniProtKB reviewed (Swiss-Prot) annotation. UniProt evidence: ECO:0000305 (PubMed:8662716) | magnesium(2+)CHEBI:18420 |
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References
gomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-48SGD GO-CAM glycerol biosynthesis - imported from: Saccharomyces Genome Database (source version: Pinned Noctua JSON archive; model date 2026-07-07; member ./YeastPathways_PWY3O-48.json)UniProtKB:Q00055Reviewed UniProtKB Q00055 location annotations (source version: UniProt release 2026_03)UniProtKB:P41911Reviewed UniProtKB P41911 location annotations (source version: UniProt release 2026_03)UniProtKB:P41277Reviewed UniProtKB P41277 location annotations (source version: UniProt release 2026_03)UniProtKB:P40106Reviewed UniProtKB P40106 location annotations (source version: UniProt release 2026_03)
Curation history
- Codex; review-causal-graph; Reviewed every native GO-CAM fact; preserved precise input/output, causal, location, membership and complex-part relations with traceable structured source evidence. Kept distinct generic physical instances and recorded source-scope exclusions in the cohort review ledger.
- Codex
- EDIT — Audit causal activity compartments and preserve scoped protein location evidence
Reviewed all 4 activity location assignments and 4 mapped physical proteins against reviewed S288C UniProt release2026_03 location/function/caution batch SHA256 95f72dcc644358c480e0e59f996cf88533558b5fa4256460a030e0a1eaf9678d. Added 8 independently supported location edges and quarantined 0 generic cytosol source assertions. Mapped physical protein locations via exact SGD cross-references; retained source ECO grades, molecular form and conditional notes. Physical protein location alone never generates activity location. Explicitly inspected functional assertions support bounded activity projections. Every original activity location and exclusion is recorded in reports/causal_graph_review/gocam-location-review.json. No independent location annotation is treated as an evidence gap, not a negative result. Cytoplasm is not narrowed to cytosol. Microsome fractions are not projected as in-vivo organelles. Semantic validation passed all85 records;4 independent source-role acceptance tests passed.
- EDIT — Audit causal activity compartments and preserve scoped protein location evidence