enterobactin biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0009239

Synonyms

• enterobactin anabolism
• enterobactin biosynthesis
• enterobactin biosynthetic process, peptide formation
• enterobactin biosynthetic process, peptide modification
• enterobactin formation
• enterobactin synthesis
• enterobactin synthetase
• enterochelin biosynthesis
• enterochelin biosynthetic process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of enterobactin, a catechol-derived siderochrome of Enterobacteria; enterobactin (N',N',N''-(2,6,10-trioxo-1,5,9-triacyclodecane-3,7,11-triyl)tris(2,3-dihydroxy)benzamide) is a self-triester of 2,3-dihydroxy-N-benzoyl-L-serine and a product of the shikimate pathway.

References

• MetaCyc:ENTBACSYN-PWY

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO