Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

enterobactin biosynthetic process

Term ID
GO:0009239
Synonyms
  • enterobactin anabolism
  • enterobactin biosynthesis
  • enterobactin biosynthetic process, peptide formation
  • enterobactin biosynthetic process, peptide modification
  • enterobactin formation
  • enterobactin synthesis
  • enterobactin synthetase
  • enterochelin biosynthesis
  • enterochelin biosynthetic process
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of enterobactin, a catechol-derived siderochrome of Enterobacteria; enterobactin (N',N',N''-(2,6,10-trioxo-1,5,9-triacyclodecane-3,7,11-triyl)tris(2,3-dihydroxy)benzamide) is a self-triester of 2,3-dihydroxy-N-benzoyl-L-serine and a product of the shikimate pathway.
References
  • MetaCyc:ENTBACSYN-PWY
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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