Term Name: unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process
Synonyms: fatty acid desaturation, polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis, unsaturated fatty acid anabolism, unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis, unsaturated fatty acid formation, unsaturated fatty acid synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an unsaturated fatty acid, any fatty acid containing one or more double bonds between carbon atoms.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006636]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: fatty acid biosynthetic process unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process
has subtype: (R)-2-hydroxy-alpha-linolenic acid biosynthetic process lipoxin A4 biosynthetic process lipoxin B4 biosynthetic process prostanoid biosynthetic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process