ansamycin biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0033070

Synonyms

• ansamycin anabolism
• ansamycin biosynthesis
• ansamycin formation
• ansamycin synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the formation of ansamycins, any of a group of complex macrolactam compounds characterized by a cyclic structure in which an aliphatic ansa chain forms a bridge between two non-adjacent positions of a cyclic p-system; many exhibit antibacterial, antifungal or antitumor activity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crci.2008.07.003

References

Ontology

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