mycophenolic acid biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mycophenolic acid (MPA). MPA is the first isolated antibiotic natural product in the world obtained from a culture of Penicillium brevicompactum in 1893.
GO:0017000
antibiotic biosynthetic process
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GO:0030639
polyketide biosynthetic process
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GO:0043386
mycotoxin biosynthetic process
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GO:0046189
phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process
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GO:0072330
monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process
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GO:1901336
lactone biosynthetic process
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MPA anabolism
broad
MPA biosynthesis
broad
MPA formation
broad
MPA synthesis
broad
mycophenolic acid anabolism
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mycophenolic acid biosynthesis
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mycophenolic acid formation
exact
mycophenolic acid synthesis
exact