FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term glucosylceramide biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006679 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glucosylceramides, any compound composed of a ceramide backbone covalently linked to a glucose. The glucose can be further elongated with the sequential addition of various carbohydrate units.[ PubMed:35536927 ]
Also Known As "glucosylceramide anabolism" ; "glucosylceramide biosynthesis" ; "glucosylceramide formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       4
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 glucosylceramide biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       4
     involved_in | glucosylceramide biosynthetic process       4
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ceramide metabolic process
 |__ceramide biosynthetic process___________
glycosylceramide metabolic process          |
 |__glucosylceramide metabolic process______|
glycosphingolipid metabolic process         |
 |__glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process__|
glycolipid biosynthetic process             |
 |__glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process__|
sphingolipid biosynthetic process           |
 |__glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process__|
 |__ceramide biosynthetic process___________|
amide biosynthetic process                  |
 |__ceramide biosynthetic process___________|
                                            glucosylceramide biosynthetic process  4 rec.
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glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process
ceramide biosynthetic process
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  • "glucosylceramide anabolism" EXACT
    "glucosylceramide biosynthesis" EXACT
    "glucosylceramide formation" EXACT
    "glucosylceramide synthesis" EXACT
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