beta-lactam antibiotic biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0030654

Synonyms

beta-lactam antibiotic anabolism
beta-lactam antibiotic biosynthesis
beta-lactam antibiotic formation
beta-lactam antibiotic synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a beta-lactam antibiotic, any member of a class of natural or semisynthetic antibiotics whose characteristic feature is a strained, four-membered beta-lactam ring. They include the penicillins and many of the cephalosporins. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: antibiotic biosynthetic process beta-lactam antibiotic metabolic process lactam biosynthetic process

antibiotic biosynthetic process beta-lactam antibiotic metabolic process lactam biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: carbapenem biosynthetic process cephalosporin biosynthetic process cephamycin C biosynthetic process penicillin biosynthetic process

carbapenem biosynthetic process cephalosporin biosynthetic process cephamycin C biosynthetic process penicillin biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes