FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006636 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an unsaturated fatty acid, any fatty acid containing one or more double bonds between carbon atoms.
Also Known As"unsaturated fatty acid anabolism" ; "unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis" ; "unsaturated fatty acid formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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 unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     involved_in | unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process
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fatty acid metabolic process
 |__fatty acid biosynthetic process___________
 |__unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process__|
lipid biosynthetic process                    |
 |__fatty acid biosynthetic process___________|
monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process      |
 |__fatty acid biosynthetic process___________|
                                              unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process  9 rec.
                                               |__(R)-2-hydroxy-alpha-linolenic acid biosynthetic process
                                               |__lipoxin A4 biosynthetic process
                                               |__lipoxin B4 biosynthetic process
                                               |__prostanoid biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                               |   |__prostaglandin biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                               |__regulation of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process
                                                   |__positive regulation of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process(+)
                                                   |__regulation of prostaglandin biosynthetic process(+)
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Is a fatty acid biosynthetic process
unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process
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  • "fatty acid desaturation" RELATED
    "polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis" NARROW
    "unsaturated fatty acid anabolism" EXACT
    "unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis" EXACT
    "unsaturated fatty acid formation" EXACT
    "unsaturated fatty acid synthesis" EXACT
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MetaCyc:PWY-762
MetaCyc:PWY-782