FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sulfur compound biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0044272 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of compounds that contain sulfur, such as the amino acids methionine and cysteine or the tripeptide glutathione.
Also Known As "sulfur compound anabolism" ; "sulfur compound biosynthesis" ; "sulfur compound formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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 |__sulfur compound metabolic process__
 |__biosynthetic process_______________|
                                       sulfur compound biosynthetic process  70 rec.
                                        |__3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                        |__4-amino-3-isothiazolidinone biosynthetic process
                                        |__acyl-CoA biosynthetic process 41 rec.
                                        |   |__2-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process(+) 19 rec.
                                        |   |__benzoyl-CoA biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__fatty-acyl-CoA biosynthetic process(+) 16 rec.
                                        |   |__L-methylmalonyl-CoA biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__malonyl-CoA biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__succinyl-CoA biosynthetic process(+) 7 rec.
                                        |__alkanesulfonate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__taurine biosynthetic process
                                        |__bacillithiol biosynthetic process
                                        |__biotin biosynthetic process
                                        |__camalexin biosynthetic process
                                        |__cephalosporin biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__cephalosporin C biosynthetic process
                                        |__cephamycin C biosynthetic process
                                        |__coenzyme A biosynthetic process 6 rec.
                                        |__coenzyme M biosynthetic process
                                        |__epothilone biosynthetic process
                                        |__gliotoxin biosynthetic process
                                        |__glutathione biosynthetic process 6 rec.
                                        |__glutathione derivative biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__trypanothione biosynthetic process
                                        |__hydrogen sulfide biosynthetic process 3 rec.
                                        |__L-methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanoate
                                        |__L-methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanol
                                        |__leukotriene D4 biosynthetic process
                                        |__lipoate biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                        |__mycothiol biosynthetic process
                                        |__penicillin biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__benzylpenicillin biosynthetic process
                                        |__pyochelin biosynthetic process
                                        |__S-adenosylmethionine biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                        |__S-glycoside biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__glucosinolate biosynthetic process(+)
                                        |   |__lincomycin biosynthetic process
                                        |__S-methylmethionine biosynthetic process
                                        |__sulfolipid biosynthetic process
                                        |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process 12 rec.
                                        |   |__cysteine biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                        |   |__ergothioneine biosynthetic process(+)
                                        |   |__homocysteine biosynthetic process(+)
                                        |   |__methionine biosynthetic process(+) 10 rec.
                                        |__thiamine-containing compound biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__thiamine biosynthetic process(+)
                                        |   |__thiamine diphosphate biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                        |__thiazole biosynthetic process
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  • "sulfur biosynthesis" NARROW
    "sulfur biosynthetic process" NARROW
    "sulfur compound anabolism" EXACT
    "sulfur compound biosynthesis" EXACT
    "sulfur compound formation" EXACT
    "sulfur compound synthesis" EXACT
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