FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
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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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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 L-methionine biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | L-methionine biosynthetic process       1
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sulfur amino acid metabolic process
 |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process____________
 |__methionine metabolic process______________________|
sulfur compound biosynthetic process                  |
 |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process____________|
carboxylic acid biosynthetic process                  |
 |__sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process____________|
L-amino acid biosynthetic process                     |
 |__aspartate family amino acid biosynthetic process__|
proteinogenic amino acid biosynthetic process         |
 |__aspartate family amino acid biosynthetic process__|
alpha-amino acid metabolic process                    |
 |__methionine metabolic process______________________|
                                                      L-methionine biosynthetic process  8 rec.
                                                       |__'de novo' L-methionine biosynthetic process
                                                       |   |__L-methionine biosynthetic process from L-homoserine via O-phospho-L-homoserine and cystathionine
                                                       |__L-methionine biosynthetic process from L-homoserine via cystathionine
                                                       |   |__L-methionine biosynthetic process from homoserine via O-succinyl-L-homoserine and cystathionine
                                                       |__L-methionine biosynthetic process from L-homoserine via O-acetyl-L-homoserine
                                                       |__L-methionine salvage 7 rec.
                                                           |__L-methionine salvage from methylthioadenosine 6 rec.
                                                           |__L-methionine salvage from S-adenosylmethionine
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Is a sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process
methionine metabolic process
aspartate family amino acid biosynthetic process
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Synonyms
  • "L-methionine anabolism" EXACT
    "L-methionine biosynthesis" EXACT
    "L-methionine formation" EXACT
    "L-methionine synthesis" EXACT
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