lactam biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0072339

Synonyms

cellular lactam anabolism
cellular lactam biosynthesis
cellular lactam biosynthetic process
cellular lactam formation
cellular lactam synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lactams, any cyclic amides of amino carboxylic acids, having a 1-azacycloalkan-2-one structure, or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: amide biosynthetic process lactam metabolic process organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process

amide biosynthetic process lactam metabolic process organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: ansamycin biosynthetic process beta-lactam antibiotic biosynthetic process clavulanic acid biosynthetic process emericellamide biosynthetic process enniatin biosynthetic process ... Show All 6 Terms

ansamycin biosynthetic process beta-lactam antibiotic biosynthetic process clavulanic acid biosynthetic process emericellamide biosynthetic process enniatin biosynthetic process pseurotin A biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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