Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
wall teichoic acid biosynthetic process
- Term ID
- GO:0070398
- Synonyms
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- wall teichoic acid anabolism
- wall teichoic acid biosynthesis
- wall teichoic acid formation
- wall teichoic acid synthesis
- WTA biosynthetic process
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of wall teichoic acid, which is a major component of the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria and typically consists of a polymer of glycerol-phosphate or ribitol-phosphate to which are attached glycosyl and D-alanyl ester residues and which is covalently linked to peptidoglycan. (2)
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- Ontology
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes