mycophenolic acid biosynthetic process
MPA anabolism
broad
MPA biosynthesis
broad
MPA formation
broad
MPA synthesis
broad
mycophenolic acid anabolism
exact
mycophenolic acid biosynthesis
exact
mycophenolic acid formation
exact
mycophenolic acid synthesis
exact
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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polyketide biosynthetic process
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monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process
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lactone biosynthetic process
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