Term Name: glycolipid biosynthetic process
Synonyms: glycolipid anabolism, glycolipid biosynthesis, glycolipid formation, glycolipid synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycolipid, a class of 1,2-di-O-acylglycerols joined at oxygen 3 by a glycosidic linkage to a carbohydrate part (usually a mono-, di- or tri-saccharide).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009247]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process glycolipid metabolic process lipid biosynthetic process
has subtype: 4-amino-4-deoxy-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl undecaprenyl phosphate biosynthetic process beta-L-Ara4N-lipid A biosynthetic process dolichol phosphate mannose biosynthetic process galactolipid biosynthetic process GDP-alpha-D-mannosylchitobiosyldiphosphodolichol biosynthetic process glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process GPI anchor biosynthetic process Kdo2-lipid A biosynthetic process lipid A biosynthetic process polyacyltrehalose biosynthetic process rhamnolipid biosynthesis sophorolipid biosynthetic process