Term Name: cellulose biosynthetic process
Synonyms: cellulose anabolism, cellulose biosynthesis, cellulose formation, cellulose synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cellulose, a linear beta1-4 glucan of molecular mass 50-400 kDa with the pyranose units in the -4C1 conformation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030244]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: beta-glucan biosynthetic process cellulose metabolic process
has subtype: bacterial cellulose biosynthetic process plant-type cell wall cellulose biosynthetic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cellulose biosynthetic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cellulose biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of cellulose biosynthetic process