FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

glycolipid biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0009247 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycolipid, a class of 1,2-di-O-acylglycerols joined at oxygen 3 by a glycosidic linkage to a carbohydrate part (usually a mono-, di- or tri-saccharide).

Also Known As

"glycolipid anabolism" ; "glycolipid biosynthesis" ; "glycolipid formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
glycolipid biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| glycolipid biosynthetic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

lipid metabolic process
 |__lipid biosynthetic process____________________
biosynthetic process                              |
 |__lipid biosynthetic process____________________|
 |__carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process__|
carbohydrate derivative metabolic process         |
 |__carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process__|
liposaccharide metabolic process                  |
 |__glycolipid metabolic process__________________|
                                                  glycolipid biosynthetic process  54 rec.
                                                   |__4-amino-4-deoxy-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl undecaprenyl phosphate biosynthetic process
                                                   |__beta-L-Ara4N-lipid A biosynthetic process
                                                   |__dolichol phosphate mannose biosynthetic process 4 rec.
                                                   |__galactolipid biosynthetic process
                                                   |   |__galactosylceramide biosynthetic process
                                                   |__GDP-alpha-D-mannosylchitobiosyldiphosphodolichol biosynthetic process
                                                   |__glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process 12 rec.
                                                   |   |__arthro-series glucosylceramide biosynthetic process 8 rec.
                                                   |   |__galactosylceramide biosynthetic process
                                                   |   |__ganglioside biosynthetic process
                                                   |   |__globoside biosynthetic process
                                                   |   |__glucosylceramide biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                                   |   |__isogloboside biosynthetic process
                                                   |   |__lactosylceramide biosynthetic process
                                                   |   |__mannosyl-inositol phosphorylceramide biosynthetic process
                                                   |__GPI anchor biosynthetic process 35 rec.
                                                   |__Kdo2-lipid A biosynthetic process
                                                   |__lipid A biosynthetic process
                                                   |__polyacyltrehalose biosynthetic process
                                                   |__rhamnolipid biosynthesis
                                                   |__sophorolipid biosynthetic process
                                                       |__sophorosyloxydocosanoate biosynthetic process

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Relationships
Is a	glycolipid metabolic process lipid biosynthetic process carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"glycolipid anabolism" EXACT "glycolipid biosynthesis" EXACT "glycolipid formation" EXACT "glycolipid synthesis" EXACT
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