Term Information

Accession
GO:0009248
Name
K antigen biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
K antigen anabolism, K antigen biosynthesis, K antigen formation, K antigen synthesis
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a K antigen, a capsular polysaccharide antigen carried on the surface of bacterial capsules that masks somatic (O) antigens. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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History
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Parents of K antigen biosynthetic process (GO:0009248)
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K antigen biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process (GO:1901137)
K antigen biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  polysaccharide biosynthetic process (GO:0000271)
K antigen biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  K antigen metabolic process (GO:0046375)

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