macrolide biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0033068

Synonyms

macrolide anabolism
macrolide biosynthesis
macrolide formation
macrolide synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the formation of macrolides, any of a large group of polyketide compounds that contain a large lactone ring with few or no double bonds and no nitrogen atoms, linked glycosidically to one or more sugar groups. The macrolides include the carbomycins, the erythromycins, oleandomycin, oligomycins, and the spiramycins, and act as antibiotics, mainly against Gram-positive bacteria. (2)

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: antibiotic biosynthetic process lactone biosynthetic process macrolide metabolic process polyketide biosynthetic process

antibiotic biosynthetic process lactone biosynthetic process macrolide metabolic process polyketide biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: enterobactin biosynthetic process epothilone biosynthetic process erythromycin biosynthetic process zearalenone biosynthetic process

enterobactin biosynthetic process epothilone biosynthetic process erythromycin biosynthetic process zearalenone biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

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