Term Information

Accession
GO:0033070
Name
ansamycin biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
ansamycin anabolism, ansamycin biosynthesis, ansamycin formation, ansamycin synthesis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the formation of ansamycins, any of a group of complex macrolactam compounds characterized by a cyclic structure in which an aliphatic ansa chain forms a bridge between two non-adjacent positions of a cyclic p-system; many exhibit antibacterial, antifungal or antitumor activity. Source: http://ww2.icho.edu.pl/cednets/rydzyna/meyer.htm, GOC:mah
Comment
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History
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Subset
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Parents of ansamycin biosynthetic process (GO:0033070)
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ansamycin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  polyketide biosynthetic process (GO:0030639)
ansamycin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  lactam biosynthetic process (GO:0072339)
ansamycin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  ansamycin metabolic process (GO:0033069)

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