fatty acid biosynthetic process
id: GO:0006633
name: fatty acid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a fatty acid, any of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that can be liberated by hydrolysis from naturally occurring fats and oils. Fatty acids are predominantly straight-chain acids of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated; branched fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids also occur, and very long chain acids of over 30 carbons are found in waxes.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006636 | unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process |
GO:0009107 | lipoate biosynthetic process |
GO:0010025 | wax biosynthetic process |
GO:0010143 | cutin biosynthetic process |
GO:0030497 | fatty acid elongation |
GO:0031408 | oxylipin biosynthetic process |
GO:0042759 | long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process |
GO:0042761 | very long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process |
GO:0051790 | short-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process |
GO:0051792 | medium-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process |
GO:0071768 | mycolic acid biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006631 | fatty acid metabolic process |
GO:0008610 | lipid biosynthetic process |
GO:0046394 | carboxylic acid biosynthetic process |