Term Name: polysaccharide biosynthetic process
Synonyms: glycan biosynthesis, glycan biosynthetic process, polysaccharide anabolism, polysaccharide biosynthesis, polysaccharide formation, polysaccharide synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000271]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: carbohydrate biosynthetic process macromolecule biosynthetic process polysaccharide metabolic process
has subtype: 4,6-pyruvylated galactose residue biosynthetic process alginic acid biosynthetic process arabinan biosynthetic process capsule polysaccharide biosynthetic process cell wall polysaccharide biosynthetic process enterobacterial common antigen biosynthetic process fructan biosynthetic process galactomannan biosynthetic process glucan biosynthetic process K antigen biosynthetic process Lewis a epitope biosynthetic process lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic process mannogen biosynthetic process O antigen biosynthetic process pectin biosynthetic process slime layer polysaccharide biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of polysaccharide biosynthetic process