Term Name: lipid biosynthetic process
Synonyms: lipid anabolism, lipid biosynthesis, lipid formation, lipid synthesis, lipogenesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0008610]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biosynthetic process lipid metabolic process
has subtype: emericellamide biosynthetic process ether lipid biosynthetic process fatty acid biosynthetic process fatty acid derivative biosynthetic process glycerolipid biosynthetic process isoprenoid biosynthetic process lipid glycosylation lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic process membrane lipid biosynthetic process neutral lipid biosynthetic process phenolic phthiocerol biosynthetic process phospholipid biosynthetic process phthiocerol biosynthetic process steroid biosynthetic process sulfolipid biosynthetic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of lipid biosynthetic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of lipid biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of lipid biosynthetic process