FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term L-leucine biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0009098 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of L-leucine, 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid.
Also Known As "L-leucine anabolism" ; "L-leucine biosynthesis" ; "L-leucine formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 L-leucine biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | L-leucine biosynthetic process       1
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branched-chain amino acid metabolic process
 |__L-leucine metabolic process______________________
 |__branched-chain amino acid biosynthetic process___|
carboxylic acid biosynthetic process                 |
 |__branched-chain amino acid biosynthetic process___|
L-amino acid metabolic process                       |
 |__L-leucine metabolic process______________________|
L-amino acid biosynthetic process                    |
 |__pyruvate family amino acid biosynthetic process__|
proteinogenic amino acid biosynthetic process        |
 |__pyruvate family amino acid biosynthetic process__|
proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process           |
 |__L-leucine metabolic process______________________|
                                                     L-leucine biosynthetic process  1 rec.
                                                      |__regulation of L-leucine biosynthetic process
                                                          |__negative regulation of L-leucine biosynthetic process
                                                          |__positive regulation of L-leucine biosynthetic process
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Is a L-leucine metabolic process
pyruvate family amino acid biosynthetic process
branched-chain amino acid biosynthetic process
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Synonyms
  • "L-leucine anabolism" EXACT
    "L-leucine biosynthesis" EXACT
    "L-leucine formation" EXACT
    "L-leucine synthesis" EXACT
    "leucine biosynthetic process" BROAD
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MetaCyc:LEUSYN-PWY