Term Name: glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process
Synonyms: glycosphingolipid anabolism, glycosphingolipid biosynthesis, glycosphingolipid formation, glycosphingolipid synthesis, glycosylceramide biosynthetic process
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a glycosphingolipid, a compound composed of a ceramide backbone covalently linked to at least one carbohydrate moiety.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006688]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: glycolipid biosynthetic process glycosphingolipid metabolic process sphingolipid biosynthetic process
has subtype: arthro-series glucosylceramide biosynthetic process galactosylceramide biosynthetic process ganglioside biosynthetic process globoside biosynthetic process glucosylceramide biosynthetic process isogloboside biosynthetic process lactosylceramide biosynthetic process mannosyl-inositol phosphorylceramide biosynthetic process