In the first of a five-step process, glucose is catalytically hydrogenated to sorbitol, which is then oxidized by the microorganism Acetobacter suboxydans to sorbose.
U prvom stepenu ovog petostepenog procesa, glukoza se katalitički hidrogeniše do sorbitola, koji se zatim oksiduje mikroorganizmom Acetobacter suboxydans do sorboze.