FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term small molecule biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0044283 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of small molecules, any low molecular weight, monomeric, non-encoded molecule.
Also Known As "small molecule biosynthesis"
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 |__small molecule metabolic process__|
                                      small molecule biosynthetic process  237 rec.
                                       |__alcohol biosynthetic process 45 rec.
                                       |   |__amino acid catabolic process to alcohol via Ehrlich pathway(+)
                                       |   |__cyclopentanol biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__fatty alcohol biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__fonsecin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__monensin A biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__octopamine biosynthetic process 3 rec.
                                       |   |__patulin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__polyol biosynthetic process(+) 24 rec.
                                       |   |__polyprenol biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                       |   |__prenol biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__primary alcohol biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                       |   |__regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                       |   |__secondary alcohol biosynthetic process(+) 15 rec.
                                       |   |__tertiary alcohol biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |__formaldehyde biosynthetic process
                                       |__hypochlorous acid biosynthetic process
                                       |__ketone biosynthetic process 44 rec.
                                       |   |__(+)-camphor biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__1,5-anhydro-D-fructose biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__11-oxo-beta-amyrin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__acetoin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__aldosterone biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__andrastin A biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__androst-4-ene-3,17-dione biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__asperfuranone biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__asperthecin biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__aurone biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__averantin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__brexanolone biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__chalcone biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__conidiogenone biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__cortisol biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__cspyrone B1 biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__daunorubicin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__DIF-1 biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__ecdysteroid biosynthetic process(+) 24 rec.
                                       |   |__ecgonone methyl ester biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__emodin biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__endocrocin biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__epothilone biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__funalenone biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__glycyrrhetinate biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__granaticin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__helvolic acid biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__ilicicolin H biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__kojic acid biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__menaquinone biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                       |   |__methylglyoxal biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__mitomycin C biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__monodictyphenone biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__naphtho-gamma-pyrone biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__neosartoricin biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__novofumigatonin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__paraherquonin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__paxilline biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__progesterone biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__quinone biosynthetic process(+) 21 rec.
                                       |   |__regulation of ketone biosynthetic process(+) 9 rec.
                                       |   |__shamixanthone biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__tensidol A biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__tensidol B biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__testosterone biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__tetracenomycin C biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__tetracycline biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__undecan-2-one biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__viridicatumtoxin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__vitamin K biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                       |   |__vomitoxin biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__xanthone-containing compound biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |__ketone body biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                       |   |__acetoacetic acid biosynthetic process
                                       |__monosaccharide biosynthetic process 36 rec.
                                       |   |__1,5-anhydro-D-fructose biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconic acid biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__D-galacturonate biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__hexose biosynthetic process(+) 34 rec.
                                       |   |__keto-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                       |   |__pentose biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__tetrose biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |__nucleobase-containing small molecule biosynthetic process 14 rec.
                                       |   |__nucleoside biosynthetic process(+) 14 rec.
                                       |__organic acid biosynthetic process 112 rec.
                                       |   |__alkanesulfonate biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__carboxylic acid biosynthetic process(+) 112 rec.
                                       |   |__coenzyme M biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__teichoic acid biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__teichuronic acid biosynthetic process
                                       |__urate biosynthetic process
                                       |__vitamin biosynthetic process 10 rec.
                                           |__fat-soluble vitamin biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                           |__water-soluble vitamin biosynthetic process(+) 8 rec.
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