paclitaxel biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of paclitaxel, a tetracyclic diterpenoid isolated originally from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, Taxus brevifolia.
GO:0016102
diterpenoid biosynthetic process
is_a
paclitaxel anabolism
exact
paclitaxel biosynthesis
exact
paclitaxel formation
exact
paclitaxel metabolic process
broad
paclitaxel metabolism
broad
paclitaxel synthesis
exact
taxol biosynthesis
narrow
taxol biosynthetic process
narrow
taxol metabolic process
broad
taxol metabolism
broad