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Term isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0009240 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate, an isomer of dimethylallyl diphosphate and the key precursor of all isoprenoids.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As"IPP biosynthesis" ; "IPP biosynthetic process" ; "isopentenyl diphosphate anabolism" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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 isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     involved_in | isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
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phospholipid metabolic process
 |__phospholipid biosynthetic process__________
 |__isopentenyl diphosphate metabolic process__|
isoprenoid metabolic process                   |
 |__isoprenoid biosynthetic process____________|
lipid biosynthetic process                     |
 |__isoprenoid biosynthetic process____________|
 |__phospholipid biosynthetic process__________|
organophosphate biosynthetic process           |
 |__phospholipid biosynthetic process__________|
                                               isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process  4 rec.
                                                |__isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, methylerythritol phosphate pathway
                                                |   |__regulation of isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, methylerythritol phosphate pathway(+)
                                                |__isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway 3 rec.
                                                    |__regulation of isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway(+)
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Is a phospholipid biosynthetic process
isopentenyl diphosphate metabolic process
Part of isoprenoid biosynthetic process
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Synonyms
  • "IPP biosynthesis" EXACT
    "IPP biosynthetic process" EXACT
    "isopentenyl diphosphate anabolism" EXACT
    "isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthesis" EXACT
    "isopentenyl diphosphate formation" EXACT
    "isopentenyl diphosphate synthesis" EXACT
    "isopentenyl pyrophosphate biosynthesis" EXACT
    "isopentenyl pyrophosphate biosynthetic process" EXACT
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