phthiocerol biosynthetic process
id: GO:0097040
name: phthiocerol biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phthiocerol, a lipid-based 1,3-glycol consisting of (3S,4R)-3-methoxy-4-methylnonacosane having (9R)- and (11S)-hydroxy substituents.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0008610 | lipid biosynthetic process |
GO:0042845 | glycol biosynthetic process |