biosynthesis
Parent |
Metabolism (metabolism) |
Subordinate |
Biosynthesis of micro / macromolecules , lipids , hormones , carbohydrates and pigments ; Cellular / Multicellular / Multi-Organism Biosynthesis; |
Gene Ontology |
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QuickGO |
The biosynthesis ( Greek βιοσύνθεσις biosýnthesis , German 'life joining ' ) or the anabolism is in biochemistry the structure of complex organic substances ( natural substances ), such as amino acids , proteins , fats , carbohydrates , nucleic acids and hormones , on the one hand in the living organism ; on the other hand - through the corresponding isolated cell components that contain active enzymes - in cell- free systems.
See also
literature
- Brian K. Hubbard, Christopher T. Walsh : The Structure of Vancomycin: How Nature Does It. In: Angewandte Chemie . Vol. 115, No. 7, 2003, pp. 752-789, doi : 10.1002 / anie.200390171 .