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Accession
GO:0046456
Name
icosanoid biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
eicosanoid biosynthesis, eicosanoid biosynthetic process, eoxin biosynthesis, eoxin synthesis, icosanoid anabolism, icosanoid biosynthesis, icosanoid formation, icosanoid synthesis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of icosanoids, any of a group of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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History
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Parents of icosanoid biosynthetic process (GO:0046456)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
icosanoid biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  icosanoid anion (CHEBI:62937)
icosanoid biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  icosanoid metabolic process (GO:0006690)
icosanoid biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  carboxylic acid biosynthetic process (GO:0046394)
Children of icosanoid biosynthetic process (GO:0046456)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
leukotriene biosynthetic process (GO:0019370) [is_a relation] is_a  icosanoid biosynthetic process
prostanoid biosynthetic process (GO:0046457) [is_a relation] is_a  icosanoid biosynthetic process
Wikipedia
Eicosanoid