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GO term:carbohydrate biosynthetic process
Synonym: anabolic carbohydrate metabolic process
Synonym: anabolic carbohydrate metabolism
Synonym: carbohydrate anabolism
Synonym: carbohydrate biosynthesis
Synonym: carbohydrate formation
Synonym: carbohydrate synthesis
GO id:GO:0016051
Definition:The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carbohydrates, any of a group of organic compounds based of the general formula Cx(H2O)y.
Number of paths to term: 4

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negatively-regulatesdenotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-ametabolic process
                        is-abiosynthetic process
                                is-aorganic substance biosynthetic process
                                        is-aacetate ester biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aaldehyde biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aalkane biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aalkanesulfonate biosynthetic process
                                        is-aalkyne biosynthetic process
                                        is-aamino-acid betaine biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aarugosin biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aaustinol biosynthetic process +
                                        is-acannabinoid biosynthetic process
                                        is-acarbohydrate biosynthetic process [GO:0016051] (139 genes, 169 annotations)
                                                is-aaldaric acid biosynthetic process +
                                                is-acellular carbohydrate biosynthetic process +
                                                is-amonosaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                is-aoligosaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                is-aphotosynthesis, dark reaction +
                                                is-apolysaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                regulatesregulation of carbohydrate biosynthetic process +
                                        is-acarbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process +
                                        is-acarboxylic acid biosynthetic process +
                                        is-acoenzyme M biosynthetic process
                                        is-acyanide biosynthetic process
                                        is-adehydroaustinol biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aether biosynthetic process +
                                        is-afatty acid derivative biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aglutathione derivative biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aglycosyl compound biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aketone biosynthetic process +
                                        is-alipid biosynthetic process +
                                        is-amacromolecule biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aolefin biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aorganic cyclic compound biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aorganic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aorganomercury biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aorganonitrogen compound biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aorganophosphate biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aphosphinothricin biosynthetic process
                                        is-apolyketide biosynthetic process +
                                        is-apolyphosphate biosynthetic process
                                        is-athioester biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aZ-phenylacetaldoxime biosynthetic process


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-ametabolic process
                        is-aorganic substance metabolic process
                                is-acarbohydrate metabolic process
                                        is-asingle-organism carbohydrate metabolic process
                                                is-aaldaric acid metabolic process +
                                                is-aapiogalacturonan metabolic process
                                                is-aarabinan metabolic process +
                                                is-aascospore wall chitin metabolic process +
                                                is-abeta-1,2-oligomannoside metabolic process +
                                                is-acarbohydrate biosynthetic process [GO:0016051] (139 genes, 169 annotations)
                                                        is-aaldaric acid biosynthetic process +
                                                        is-acellular carbohydrate biosynthetic process +
                                                        is-amonosaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                        is-aoligosaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                        is-aphotosynthesis, dark reaction +
                                                        is-apolysaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                        regulatesregulation of carbohydrate biosynthetic process +
                                                is-acell wall beta-glucan metabolic process +
                                                is-agalactonate metabolic process +
                                                is-aglycosylation +
                                                is-amonosaccharide metabolic process +
                                                is-amulticellular organismal carbohydrate metabolic process +
                                                is-aoligosaccharide metabolic process +
                                                is-asingle-organism carbohydrate catabolic process +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-ametabolic process
                        is-aorganic substance metabolic process
                                is-aorganic substance biosynthetic process
                                        is-aacetate ester biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aaldehyde biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aalkane biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aalkanesulfonate biosynthetic process
                                        is-aalkyne biosynthetic process
                                        is-aamino-acid betaine biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aarugosin biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aaustinol biosynthetic process +
                                        is-acannabinoid biosynthetic process
                                        is-acarbohydrate biosynthetic process [GO:0016051] (139 genes, 169 annotations)
                                                is-aaldaric acid biosynthetic process +
                                                is-acellular carbohydrate biosynthetic process +
                                                is-amonosaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                is-aoligosaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                is-aphotosynthesis, dark reaction +
                                                is-apolysaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                regulatesregulation of carbohydrate biosynthetic process +
                                        is-acarbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process +
                                        is-acarboxylic acid biosynthetic process +
                                        is-acoenzyme M biosynthetic process
                                        is-acyanide biosynthetic process
                                        is-adehydroaustinol biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aether biosynthetic process +
                                        is-afatty acid derivative biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aglutathione derivative biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aglycosyl compound biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aketone biosynthetic process +
                                        is-alipid biosynthetic process +
                                        is-amacromolecule biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aolefin biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aorganic cyclic compound biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aorganic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aorganomercury biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aorganonitrogen compound biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aorganophosphate biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aphosphinothricin biosynthetic process
                                        is-apolyketide biosynthetic process +
                                        is-apolyphosphate biosynthetic process
                                        is-athioester biosynthetic process +
                                        is-aZ-phenylacetaldoxime biosynthetic process


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-ametabolic process
                        is-aprimary metabolic process
                                is-acarbohydrate metabolic process
                                        is-asingle-organism carbohydrate metabolic process
                                                is-aaldaric acid metabolic process +
                                                is-aapiogalacturonan metabolic process
                                                is-aarabinan metabolic process +
                                                is-aascospore wall chitin metabolic process +
                                                is-abeta-1,2-oligomannoside metabolic process +
                                                is-acarbohydrate biosynthetic process [GO:0016051] (139 genes, 169 annotations)
                                                        is-aaldaric acid biosynthetic process +
                                                        is-acellular carbohydrate biosynthetic process +
                                                        is-amonosaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                        is-aoligosaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                        is-aphotosynthesis, dark reaction +
                                                        is-apolysaccharide biosynthetic process +
                                                        regulatesregulation of carbohydrate biosynthetic process +
                                                is-acell wall beta-glucan metabolic process +
                                                is-agalactonate metabolic process +
                                                is-aglycosylation +
                                                is-amonosaccharide metabolic process +
                                                is-amulticellular organismal carbohydrate metabolic process +
                                                is-aoligosaccharide metabolic process +
                                                is-asingle-organism carbohydrate catabolic process +


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