Term Name: enterobactin biosynthetic process
Synonyms: enterobactin anabolism, enterobactin biosynthesis, enterobactin biosynthetic process, peptide formation, enterobactin biosynthetic process, peptide modification, enterobactin formation, enterobactin synthesis, enterobactin synthetase, enterochelin biosynthesis, enterochelin biosynthetic process
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of enterobactin, a catechol-derived siderochrome of Enterobacteria; enterobactin (N',N',N''-(2,6,10-trioxo-1,5,9-triacyclodecane-3,7,11-triyl)tris(2,3-dihydroxy)benzamide) is a self-triester of 2,3-dihydroxy-N-benzoyl-L-serine and a product of the shikimate pathway.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009239]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: catechol-containing siderophore biosynthetic process enterobactin metabolic process macrolide biosynthetic process