epothilone biosynthetic process
id: GO:0050814
name: epothilone biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of epothilone, a drug obtained from the myxobacteria Sporangium cellulosum that interferes with cell division. Some epothilones are being studied as treatments for cancer.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009821 | alkaloid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0050813 | epothilone metabolic process |


