wall teichoic acid biosynthetic process
id: GO:0070398
name: wall teichoic acid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of wall teichoic acid, which is a major component of the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria and typically consists of a polymer of glycerol-phosphate or ribitol-phosphate to which are attached glycosyl and D-alanyl ester residues and which is covalently linked to peptidoglycan.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0019350 | teichoic acid biosynthetic process |
GO:0070397 | wall teichoic acid metabolic process |