polysaccharide biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0000271

Synonyms

glycan biosynthesis
glycan biosynthetic process
polysaccharide anabolism
polysaccharide biosynthesis
polysaccharide formation
polysaccharide synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: carbohydrate biosynthetic process macromolecule biosynthetic process polysaccharide metabolic process

carbohydrate biosynthetic process macromolecule biosynthetic process polysaccharide metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: 4,6-pyruvylated galactose residue biosynthetic process alginic acid biosynthetic process arabinan biosynthetic process cell wall polysaccharide biosynthetic process chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process, polysaccharide chain biosynthetic process ... Show All 18 Terms

4,6-pyruvylated galactose residue biosynthetic process alginic acid biosynthetic process arabinan biosynthetic process cell wall polysaccharide biosynthetic process chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process, polysaccharide chain biosynthetic process dermatan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process, polysaccharide chain biosynthetic process enterobacterial common antigen biosynthetic process extracellular polysaccharide biosynthetic process fructan biosynthetic process galactomannan biosynthetic process glucan biosynthetic process heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process, polysaccharide chain biosynthetic process K antigen biosynthetic process Lewis a epitope biosynthetic process lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic process mannogen biosynthetic process O antigen biosynthetic process pectin biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of polysaccharide biosynthetic process

regulation of polysaccharide biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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