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Category:GO:0009243 ! O antigen biosynthetic process
name: O antigen biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of the O side chain of a lipopolysaccharide, which determines the antigenic specificity of the organism. It is made up of about 50 repeating units of a branched tetrasaccharide." [ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "O antigen anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "O antigen biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "O antigen formation" EXACT []
synonym: "O antigen synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0000271 ! polysaccharide biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0046402 ! O antigen metabolic process
relationship: part_of: GO:0009103 ! lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic process
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<GOterm>GO:0009243</GOterm>
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