FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term polysaccharide biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0000271 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically.
Also Known As "glycan biosynthesis" ; "glycan biosynthetic process" ; "polysaccharide anabolism" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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carbohydrate metabolic process
 |__polysaccharide metabolic process____
 |__carbohydrate biosynthetic process___|
biosynthetic process                    |
 |__macromolecule biosynthetic process__|
 |__carbohydrate biosynthetic process___|
macromolecule metabolic process         |
 |__polysaccharide metabolic process____|
 |__macromolecule biosynthetic process__|
                                        polysaccharide biosynthetic process  15 rec.
                                         |__4,6-pyruvylated galactose residue biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__regulation of 4,6-pyruvylated galactose residue biosynthetic process
                                         |__alginic acid biosynthetic process
                                         |__arabinan biosynthetic process
                                         |__capsule polysaccharide biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__regulation of capsule polysaccharide biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |__cell wall polysaccharide biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__cell wall (1->3)-alpha-glucan biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__cell wall beta-glucan biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__cell wall pectin biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__fungal-type cell wall polysaccharide biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__mannan biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__rhamnogalacturonan I biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__xylan biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |__enterobacterial common antigen biosynthetic process
                                         |__fructan biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__inulin biosynthetic process
                                         |__galactomannan biosynthetic process
                                         |__glucan biosynthetic process 15 rec.
                                         |   |__alpha-glucan biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__beta-glucan biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__glycogen biosynthetic process(+) 15 rec.
                                         |   |__osmoregulated periplasmic glucan biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__pullulan biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__regulation of glucan biosynthetic process(+) 8 rec.
                                         |   |__starch biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__xyloglucan biosynthetic process
                                         |__K antigen biosynthetic process
                                         |__Lewis a epitope biosynthetic process
                                         |__lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__keto-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__lipopolysaccharide core region biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__O antigen biosynthetic process
                                         |__mannogen biosynthetic process
                                         |__O antigen biosynthetic process
                                         |__pectin biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__cell wall pectin biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__mucilage pectin biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__regulation of pectin biosynthetic process
                                         |__regulation of polysaccharide biosynthetic process 8 rec.
                                         |   |__regulation of 4,6-pyruvylated galactose residue biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__regulation of capsule polysaccharide biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__regulation of chitin biosynthetic process
                                         |   |__regulation of glucan biosynthetic process(+) 8 rec.
                                         |   |__regulation of hyaluronan biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |   |__regulation of pectin biosynthetic process
                                         |__slime layer polysaccharide biosynthetic process
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Is a polysaccharide metabolic process
macromolecule biosynthetic process
carbohydrate biosynthetic process
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  • "glycan biosynthesis" EXACT
    "glycan biosynthetic process" EXACT
    "polysaccharide anabolism" EXACT
    "polysaccharide biosynthesis" EXACT
    "polysaccharide formation" EXACT
    "polysaccharide synthesis" EXACT
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