mycolic acid biosynthetic process
id: GO:0071768
name: mycolic acid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mycolic acids, beta-hydroxy fatty acids with a long alpha-alkyl side chain.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006633 | fatty acid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0044038 | cell wall macromolecule biosynthetic process |
| GO:0071767 | mycolic acid metabolic process |
