FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

L-methionine biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0071265 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of L-methionine, the L-enantiomer of (2S)-2-amino-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoic acid.

Also Known As

"L-methionine anabolism" ; "L-methionine biosynthesis" ; "L-methionine 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
L-methionine biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| L-methionine biosynthetic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

sulfur amino acid metabolic process
 |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process____________
 |__L-methionine metabolic process____________________|
amino acid biosynthetic process                       |
 |__aspartate family amino acid biosynthetic process__|
sulfur compound biosynthetic process                  |
 |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process____________|
carboxylic acid biosynthetic process                  |
 |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process____________|
proteinogenic amino acid biosynthetic process         |
 |__aspartate family amino acid biosynthetic process__|
proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process            |
 |__L-methionine metabolic process____________________|
                                                      L-methionine biosynthetic process  6 rec.
                                                       |__'de novo' L-methionine biosynthetic process
                                                       |__L-methionine salvage 2 rec.

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Is a	sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process L-methionine metabolic process aspartate family amino acid biosynthetic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"L-methionine anabolism" EXACT "L-methionine biosynthesis" EXACT "L-methionine formation" EXACT "L-methionine synthesis" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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