Search Ontology:

GO: Biological Process

glucan biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0009250

Synonyms

glucan anabolism
glucan biosynthesis
glucan formation
glucan synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glucans, polysaccharides consisting only of glucose residues.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: glucan metabolic process polysaccharide biosynthetic process

glucan metabolic process polysaccharide biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: alpha-glucan biosynthetic process beta-glucan biosynthetic process glycogen biosynthetic process osmoregulated periplasmic glucan biosynthetic process pullulan biosynthetic process ... Show All 7 Terms

alpha-glucan biosynthetic process beta-glucan biosynthetic process glycogen biosynthetic process osmoregulated periplasmic glucan biosynthetic process pullulan biosynthetic process starch biosynthetic process xyloglucan biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of glucan biosynthetic process

regulation of glucan biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes