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Accession
GO:0071768
Name
mycolic acid biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
mycolate biosynthetic process, mycolic acid anabolism, mycolic acid biosynthesis, mycolic acid formation, mycolic acid synthesis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mycolic acids, beta-hydroxy fatty acids with a long alpha-alkyl side chain. Source: MetaCyc:PWYG-321, GOC:mah, PMID:15653820
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History
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Parents of mycolic acid biosynthetic process (GO:0071768)
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mycolic acid biosynthetic process [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  Actinobacterium-type cell wall biogenesis (GO:0071766)
mycolic acid biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  cell wall macromolecule biosynthetic process (GO:0044038)
mycolic acid biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  fatty acid biosynthetic process (GO:0006633)
mycolic acid biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  mycolates (CHEBI:25437)
mycolic acid biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  mycolic acid metabolic process (GO:0071767)
mycolic acid biosynthetic process [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Bacteria (NCBITaxon:2)

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MetaCyc
PWYG-321