Term Name: long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process
Synonyms: long-chain fatty acid anabolism, long-chain fatty acid biosynthesis, long-chain fatty acid formation, long-chain fatty acid synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a long-chain fatty acid. A long-chain fatty acid has an aliphatic tail containing 13 to 22 carbons.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042759]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: fatty acid biosynthetic process long-chain fatty acid metabolic process
has subtype: (R)-2-hydroxy-alpha-linolenic acid biosynthetic process hepoxilin biosynthetic process jasmonic acid biosynthetic process leukotriene A4 biosynthetic process leukotriene B4 biosynthetic process lipoxin A4 biosynthetic process lipoxin B4 biosynthetic process palmitic acid biosynthetic process resolvin biosynthetic process