unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0006636

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.

References

MetaCyc:PWY-762
MetaCyc:PWY-782

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: fatty acid biosynthetic process unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process

fatty acid biosynthetic process unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: (R)-2-hydroxy-alpha-linolenic acid biosynthetic process lipoxin A4 biosynthetic process lipoxin B4 biosynthetic process prostanoid biosynthetic process

(R)-2-hydroxy-alpha-linolenic acid biosynthetic process lipoxin A4 biosynthetic process lipoxin B4 biosynthetic process prostanoid biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process

positive regulation of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process

regulation of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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