homogalacturonan biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0010289

Synonyms

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of the pectidic homogalacturonan, characterized by a backbone of (1->4)-linked alpha-D-GalpA residues that can be methyl-esterified at C-6 and carry acetyl groups on O-2 and O-3. (2)

References

• MetaCyc:PWY-1061

Ontology

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