FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term phospholipid biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0008654 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a phospholipid, a lipid containing phosphoric acid as a mono- or diester.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As"phospholipid anabolism" ; "phospholipid biosynthesis" ; "phospholipid formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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lipid metabolic process
 |__phospholipid metabolic process________
 |__lipid biosynthetic process____________|
biosynthetic process                      |
 |__lipid biosynthetic process____________|
 |__organophosphate biosynthetic process__|
organophosphate metabolic process         |
 |__phospholipid metabolic process________|
 |__organophosphate biosynthetic process__|
                                          phospholipid biosynthetic process  113 rec.
                                           |__4-amino-4-deoxy-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl undecaprenyl phosphate biosynthetic process
                                           |__5alpha,9alpha,10beta-labda-8(20),13-dien-15-yl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                           |__beta-L-Ara4N-lipid A biosynthetic process
                                           |__ceramide phosphoethanolamine biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                           |__copal-8-ol diphosphate(3-) biosynthetic process
                                           |__dimethylallyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                           |__dolichol phosphate mannose biosynthetic process 4 rec.
                                           |__dolichyl diphosphate biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                           |__dolichyl monophosphate biosynthetic process 7 rec.
                                           |   |__regulation of dolichyl monophosphate biosynthetic process
                                           |__GDP-alpha-D-mannosylchitobiosyldiphosphodolichol biosynthetic process
                                           |__geranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                           |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                           |__glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process 90 rec.
                                           |   |__CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                           |   |__GPI anchor biosynthetic process 35 rec.
                                           |   |__lysobisphosphatidic acid biosynthetic process
                                           |   |__phosphatidic acid biosynthetic process(+) 7 rec.
                                           |   |__phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process(+) 4 rec.
                                           |   |__phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthetic process(+) 7 rec.
                                           |   |__phosphatidylglycerol biosynthetic process(+) 6 rec.
                                           |   |__phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process(+) 6 rec.
                                           |   |__phosphatidylinositol phosphate biosynthetic process(+) 27 rec.
                                           |   |__phosphatidylserine biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                           |   |__platelet activating factor biosynthetic process
                                           |__isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process 4 rec.
                                           |   |__isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, methylerythritol phosphate pathway(+)
                                           |   |__isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway(+) 3 rec.
                                           |__Kdo2-lipid A biosynthetic process
                                           |__lipid A biosynthetic process
                                           |__mannosyl-inositol phosphorylceramide biosynthetic process
                                           |__phytyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                           |__regulation of phospholipid biosynthetic process 3 rec.
                                           |   |__negative regulation of phospholipid biosynthetic process(+)
                                           |   |__positive regulation of phospholipid biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
                                           |   |__regulation of 1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate biosynthetic process(+)
                                           |   |__regulation of dolichyl monophosphate biosynthetic process
                                           |   |__regulation of isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, methylerythritol phosphate pathway(+)
                                           |   |__regulation of isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway(+)
                                           |   |__regulation of phosphatidic acid biosynthetic process(+)
                                           |   |__regulation of phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process(+)
                                           |   |__regulation of phosphatidylglycerol biosynthetic process(+)
                                           |   |__regulation of phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                           |   |__regulation of phosphatidylserine biosynthetic process(+)
                                           |__sphinganine-1-phosphate biosynthetic process
                                           |__sphingomyelin biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                           |__trans, trans-farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process 1 rec.
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lipid biosynthetic process
organophosphate biosynthetic process
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  • "phospholipid anabolism" EXACT
    "phospholipid biosynthesis" EXACT
    "phospholipid formation" EXACT
    "phospholipid synthesis" EXACT
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MetaCyc:PHOSLIPSYN-PWY
MetaCyc:PHOSLIPSYN2-PWY