Category:GO:0071768 ! mycolic acid biosynthetic process

id: GO:0071768

name: mycolic acid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mycolic acids, beta-hydroxy fatty acids with a long alpha-alkyl side chain." [GOC:mah, MetaCyc:PWYG-321, PMID:15653820]
synonym: "mycolate biosynthetic process" EXACT [GOC:mah]
synonym: "mycolic acid anabolism" EXACT [GOC:mah]
synonym: "mycolic acid biosynthesis" EXACT [GOC:mah]
synonym: "mycolic acid formation" EXACT [GOC:mah]
synonym: "mycolic acid synthesis" EXACT [GOC:mah]
xref: MetaCyc:PWYG-321
is_a: GO:0006633 ! fatty acid biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0044038 ! cell wall macromolecule biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0071767 ! mycolic acid metabolic process
relationship: part_of: GO:0071766 ! Actinobacterium-type cell wall biogenesis

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0071768</GOterm>
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