Term Name: penicillin biosynthetic process
Synonyms: penicillin anabolism, penicillin biosynthesis, penicillin formation, penicillin synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any antibiotic that contains the condensed beta-lactamthiazolidine ring system.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042318]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: beta-lactam antibiotic biosynthetic process monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process penicillin metabolic process secondary metabolite biosynthetic process sulfur compound biosynthetic process
has subtype: benzylpenicillin biosynthetic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of penicillin biosynthetic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of penicillin biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of penicillin biosynthetic process