FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term colanic acid biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0009242 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of colanic acid, a capsular bacterial polysaccharide.
Also Known As "colanic acid anabolism" ; "colanic acid biosynthesis" ; "colanic acid formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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biosynthetic process
 |__macromolecule biosynthetic process____________
 |__carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process__|
macromolecule metabolic process                   |
 |__macromolecule biosynthetic process____________|
 |__colanic acid metabolic process________________|
carbohydrate derivative metabolic process         |
 |__colanic acid metabolic process________________|
 |__carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process__|
                                                  colanic acid biosynthetic process
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Is a macromolecule biosynthetic process
colanic acid metabolic process
carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process
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Synonyms
  • "colanic acid anabolism" EXACT
    "colanic acid biosynthesis" EXACT
    "colanic acid formation" EXACT
    "colanic acid synthesis" EXACT
    "M antigen biosynthesis" EXACT
    "M antigen biosynthetic process" EXACT
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MetaCyc:COLANSYN-PWY