cellulose biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0030244

Synonyms

cellulose anabolism
cellulose biosynthesis
cellulose formation
cellulose synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cellulose, a linear beta1-4 glucan of molecular mass 50-400 kDa with the pyranose units in the -4C1 conformation. 0198506732

References

MetaCyc:PWY-1001

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: beta-glucan biosynthetic process cellulose metabolic process

beta-glucan biosynthetic process cellulose metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: bacterial cellulose biosynthetic process plant-type cell wall cellulose biosynthetic process

bacterial cellulose biosynthetic process plant-type cell wall cellulose biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cellulose biosynthetic process

negative regulation of cellulose biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cellulose biosynthetic process

positive regulation of cellulose biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of cellulose biosynthetic process

regulation of cellulose biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes