Category:GO:0008299 ! isoprenoid biosynthetic process

name: isoprenoid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
alt_id:GO:0009241
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any isoprenoid compound, isoprene (2-methylbuta-1,3-diene) or compounds containing or derived from linked isoprene (3-methyl-2-butenylene) residues." [ISBN:0198506732]
subset: gosubset_prok
synonym: "isoprenoid anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "isoprenoid biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "isoprenoid formation" EXACT []
synonym: "isoprenoid synthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "polyisoprenoid anabolism" NARROW []
synonym: "polyisoprenoid biosynthesis" NARROW []
synonym: "polyisoprenoid biosynthetic process" NARROW []
synonym: "polyisoprenoid formation" NARROW []
synonym: "polyisoprenoid synthesis" NARROW []
synonym: "polyterpene biosynthesis" NARROW []
synonym: "polyterpene biosynthetic process" NARROW []
xref: MetaCyc:POLYISOPRENSYN-PWY
is_a: GO:0006720 ! isoprenoid metabolic process
is_a: GO:0008610 ! lipid biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0044249 ! cellular biosynthetic process

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 6 child terms, out of 6 total.

• [+] GO:0009240 ! isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process (2)
• [+] GO:0016091 ! prenol biosynthetic process (5)
• [+] GO:0016114 ! terpenoid biosynthetic process (17)
• [+] GO:0035238 ! vitamin A biosynthetic process (1)
• [  ] GO:0043612 ! isoprene biosynthetic process
• [+] GO:0046246 ! terpene biosynthetic process (4)

Pages in category "GO:0008299 ! isoprenoid biosynthetic process"

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