Term Name: sulfate assimilation
Synonyms: sulfate assimilation, phosphoadenylyl sulfate reduction by an oxidoreductase, acting on sulfur group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor, sulphate assimilation, sulphate assimilation, phosphoadenylyl sulphate reduction by an oxidoreductase, acting on sulphur group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor
Definition: The pathways by which inorganic sulfate is processed and incorporated into sulfated compounds.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000103]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: sulfur compound metabolic process
has subtype: dissimilatory sulfate reduction sulfate assimilation via adenylyl sulfate reduction sulfate assimilation, phosphoadenylyl sulfate reduction by phosphoadenylyl-sulfate reductase (thioredoxin)
positively regulated by: positive regulation of sulfate assimilation
regulated by: regulation of sulfate assimilation