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Term Name | mycothiol biosynthetic process |
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Term Accession | GO:0010125 |
Aspect | biological_process |
Synonyms (4) | mycothiol anabolism, mycothiol biosynthesis, mycothiol formation, mycothiol synthesis |
Definition | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mycothiol, which consists of N-acetyl-L-cysteine linked to a pseudodisaccharide, D-glucosamine and myo-inositol. Mycothiol is produced in actinomycetes like mycobacteria and serves similar functions to glutathione. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
GOC: | pz |
MetaCyc: | PWY1G-0 |
Reactome: | REACT_27216 |