FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term mycophenolic acid biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0140722 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mycophenolic acid (MPA). MPA is the first isolated antibiotic natural product in the world obtained from a culture of Penicillium brevicompactum in 1893.[ PubMed:21398490 PubMed:26751579 PubMed:31209052 ]
Also Known As "mycophenolic acid anabolism" ; "mycophenolic acid biosynthesis" ; "mycophenolic acid formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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biosynthetic process
 |__antibiotic biosynthetic process__________________
 |__phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process__|
 |__lactone biosynthetic process_____________________|
toxin biosynthetic process                           |
 |__mycotoxin biosynthetic process___________________|
antibiotic metabolic process                         |
 |__antibiotic biosynthetic process__________________|
phenol-containing compound metabolic process         |
 |__phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process__|
polyketide metabolic process                         |
 |__polyketide biosynthetic process__________________|
monocarboxylic acid metabolic process                |
 |__monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process_________|
mycotoxin metabolic process                          |
 |__mycotoxin biosynthetic process___________________|
secondary metabolite biosynthetic process            |
 |__polyketide biosynthetic process__________________|
carboxylic acid biosynthetic process                 |
 |__monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process_________|
lactone metabolic process                            |
 |__lactone biosynthetic process_____________________|
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Is a antibiotic biosynthetic process
polyketide biosynthetic process
mycotoxin biosynthetic process
phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process
monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process
lactone biosynthetic process
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  • "MPA anabolism" BROAD
    "MPA biosynthesis" BROAD
    "MPA formation" BROAD
    "MPA synthesis" BROAD
    "mycophenolic acid anabolism" EXACT
    "mycophenolic acid biosynthesis" EXACT
    "mycophenolic acid formation" EXACT
    "mycophenolic acid synthesis" EXACT
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