Term Information

Accession
GO:0010125
Name
mycothiol biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
mycothiol anabolism, mycothiol biosynthesis, mycothiol formation, mycothiol synthesis
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mycothiol, which consists of N-acetyl-L-cysteine linked to a pseudodisaccharide, D-glucosamine and myo-inositol. Mycothiol is produced in actinomycetes like mycobacteria and serves similar functions to glutathione. Source: GOC:pz
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0010125 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of mycothiol biosynthetic process (GO:0010125)
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mycothiol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  glycoside biosynthetic process (GO:0016138)
mycothiol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  sulfur compound biosynthetic process (GO:0044272)
mycothiol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  mycothiol metabolic process (GO:0010126)

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MetaCyc
PWY1G-0