Term Information

Accession
GO:0030210
Name
heparin biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
heparin anabolism, heparin biosynthesis, heparin formation, heparin synthesis, heparan sulfate biosynthetic process
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of heparin, any member of a group of glycosaminoglycans of average Mr (6000-20000), consisting predominantly of alternating alpha-(1->4)-linked D-galactose and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-sulfate residues. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:mah
Comment
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History
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Subset
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Parents of heparin biosynthetic process (GO:0030210)
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heparin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  heparin metabolic process (GO:0030202)
heparin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  glycosaminoglycan biosynthetic process (GO:0006024)
heparin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  sulfur compound biosynthetic process (GO:0044272)

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