Term Information

Accession
GO:0097040
Name
phthiocerol biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
phthiocerol anabolism, phthiocerol biosynthesis, phthiocerol formation, phthiocerol synthesis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phthiocerol, a lipid-based 1,3-glycol consisting of (3S,4R)-3-methoxy-4-methylnonacosane having (9R)- and (11S)-hydroxy substituents. Source: GOC:dph, PMID:9201977, GOC:ecd
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0097040 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of phthiocerol biosynthetic process (GO:0097040)
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phthiocerol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  glycol biosynthetic process (GO:0042845)
phthiocerol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  lipid biosynthetic process (GO:0008610)

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