FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term membrane lipid biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0046467 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of membrane lipids, any lipid found in or associated with a biological membrane.
Also Known As "membrane lipid anabolism" ; "membrane lipid biosynthesis" ; "membrane lipid formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 membrane lipid biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | membrane lipid biosynthetic process       1
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lipid metabolic process
 |__membrane lipid metabolic process__
 |__lipid biosynthetic process________|
biosynthetic process                  |
 |__lipid biosynthetic process________|
                                      membrane lipid biosynthetic process  101 rec.
                                       |__glycolipid biosynthetic process 55 rec.
                                       |   |__4-amino-4-deoxy-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl undecaprenyl phosphate biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__beta-L-Ara4N-lipid A biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__dolichol phosphate mannose biosynthetic process 4 rec.
                                       |   |__galactolipid biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |   |__GDP-alpha-D-mannosylchitobiosyldiphosphodolichol biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process(+) 12 rec.
                                       |   |__GPI anchor biosynthetic process 37 rec.
                                       |   |__Kdo2-lipid A biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__lipid A biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__polyacyltrehalose biosynthetic process
                                       |   |__rhamnolipid biosynthesis
                                       |   |__sophorosyloxydocosanoate biosynthetic process
                                       |__sphingolipid biosynthetic process 57 rec.
                                           |__ceramide biosynthetic process(+) 18 rec.
                                           |__ceramide phosphoethanolamine biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                           |__glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process(+) 12 rec.
                                           |__regulation of sphingolipid biosynthetic process(+) 4 rec.
                                           |__sphinganine-1-phosphate biosynthetic process
                                           |__sphingoid biosynthetic process(+) 6 rec.
                                           |__sphingolipid biosynthesis involved in endoplasmic reticulum membrane organization
                                           |__sphingomyelin biosynthetic process 1 rec.
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Is a membrane lipid metabolic process
lipid biosynthetic process
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Synonyms
  • "membrane lipid anabolism" EXACT
    "membrane lipid biosynthesis" EXACT
    "membrane lipid formation" EXACT
    "membrane lipid synthesis" EXACT
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