ansamycin biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the formation of ansamycins, any of a group of complex macrolactam compounds characterized by a cyclic structure in which an aliphatic ansa chain forms a bridge between two non-adjacent positions of a cyclic p-system; many exhibit antibacterial, antifungal or antitumor activity.
GO:0030639
polyketide biosynthetic process
is_a
GO:0072339
lactam biosynthetic process
is_a
ansamycin anabolism
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ansamycin biosynthesis
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ansamycin formation
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ansamycin synthesis
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