FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term isoprenoid biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0008299 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an isoprenoid compound, isoprene (2-methylbuta-1,3-diene) or compounds containing or derived from linked isoprene (3-methyl-2-butenylene) residues.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "isoprenoid anabolism" ; "isoprenoid biosynthesis" ; "isoprenoid formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      10
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 isoprenoid biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1     10
     involved_in | isoprenoid biosynthetic process       --      10
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lipid metabolic process
 |__isoprenoid metabolic process__
 |__lipid biosynthetic process____|
biosynthetic process              |
 |__lipid biosynthetic process____|
                                  isoprenoid biosynthetic process  23 rec.
                                   |__apocarotenoid biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__abscisic acid biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__phaseic acid biosynthetic process
                                   |__isoprenoid biosynthetic process via 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate
                                   |__isoprenoid biosynthetic process via mevalonate 1 rec.
                                   |   |__farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway 1 rec.
                                   |__polyprenol biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                   |   |__farnesol biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__geraniol biosynthetic process
                                   |__prenol biosynthetic process
                                   |__terpene biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__carotene biosynthetic process(+)
                                   |   |__diterpene phytoalexin precursor biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__ent-kaurene biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__ent-pimara-8(14),15-diene biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__isoprene biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__miltiradiene biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__monoterpene biosynthetic process(+)
                                   |   |__sesquarterpene biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__sesquiterpene biosynthetic process(+)
                                   |__terpenoid biosynthetic process 13 rec.
                                       |__4-amino-4-deoxy-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl undecaprenyl phosphate biosynthetic process
                                       |__diterpenoid biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                       |__dolichol phosphate mannose biosynthetic process 4 rec.
                                       |__farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                       |__GDP-alpha-D-mannosylchitobiosyldiphosphodolichol biosynthetic process
                                       |__geranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                       |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                       |__monoterpenoid biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |__novofumigatonin biosynthetic process
                                       |__paraherquonin biosynthetic process
                                       |__phytyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                       |__polyterpenoid biosynthetic process
                                       |__sesquiterpenoid biosynthetic process(+) 6 rec.
                                       |__terpenoid biosynthetic process, mevalonate-dependent
                                       |__terpenoid biosynthetic process, mevalonate-independent
                                       |__tetraterpenoid biosynthetic process(+)
                                       |__trisporic acid biosynthetic process
                                       |__triterpenoid biosynthetic process(+)
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Is a isoprenoid metabolic process
lipid biosynthetic process
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Synonyms
  • "isoprenoid anabolism" EXACT
    "isoprenoid biosynthesis" EXACT
    "isoprenoid formation" EXACT
    "isoprenoid synthesis" EXACT
    "polyisoprenoid anabolism" NARROW
    "polyisoprenoid biosynthesis" NARROW
    "polyisoprenoid biosynthetic process" NARROW
    "polyisoprenoid formation" NARROW
    "polyisoprenoid synthesis" NARROW
    "polyterpene biosynthesis" NARROW
    "polyterpene biosynthetic process" NARROW
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MetaCyc:POLYISOPRENSYN-PWY