Category:GO:0006633 ! fatty acid biosynthetic process

name: fatty acid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
alt_id: GO:0000037
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a fatty acid, any of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that can be liberated by hydrolysis from naturally occurring fats and oils. Fatty acids are predominantly straight-chain acids of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated; branched fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids also occur, and very long chain acids of over 30 carbons are found in waxes." [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "fatty acid anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "fatty acid biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "fatty acid formation" EXACT []
synonym: "fatty acid synthesis" EXACT []
xref: Wikipedia:Fatty_acid_synthesis
is_a: GO:0006631 ! fatty acid metabolic process
is_a: GO:0008610 ! lipid biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0072330 ! monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0006633</GOterm>
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