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GO: Biological Process
fatty acid biosynthetic process
- Term ID
- GO:0006633
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- fatty acid anabolism
- fatty acid biosynthesis
- fatty acid formation
- fatty acid synthesis
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a fatty acid, any of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that can be liberated by hydrolysis from naturally occurring fats and oils. Fatty acids are predominantly straight-chain acids of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated; branched fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids also occur, and very long chain acids of over 30 carbons are found in waxes. 0198506732
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- Ontology
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