lactam biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0072339

Synonyms

• cellular lactam anabolism
• cellular lactam biosynthesis
• cellular lactam biosynthetic process
• cellular lactam formation
• cellular lactam synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lactams, any cyclic amides of amino carboxylic acids, having a 1-azacycloalkan-2-one structure, or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring.

References

Ontology

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