GO biological process ontology term - GO:0009247 - glycolipid biosynthetic process

Term summary

ID

GO:0009247

Name

glycolipid biosynthetic process

Ontology or CV name

GO biological process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycolipid, a class of 1,2-di-O-acylglycerols joined at oxygen 3 by a glycosidic linkage to a carbohydrate part (usually a mono-, di- or tri-saccharide).

Parents

• is_a glycolipid metabolic process
• is_a lipid biosynthetic process
• is_a carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process

Annotation