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biosynthesis
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biosynthesis /bio·syn·the·sis/ (-sin´thĕ-sis) creation of a compound by physiologic processes in a living organism.biosynthet´ic
bi·o·syn·the·sis (b-snth-ss)
n.
Formation of a chemical compound by a living organism. Also called biogenesis.
bio·syn·thetic (-thtk) adj.
Biosynthesis
The manufacture of materials in a biological system.
Mentioned in: Porphyrias
biosynthesis
[-sin′thəsis]
Etymology: Gk, bios + synthesis, putting together
any one of thousands of chemical processes continually occurring throughout the body in which less complex molecules form more complex biomolecules, especially the carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleotides, and nucleic acids. Biosynthetic reactions constitute the anabolism of the body. biosynthetic, adj.
biosynthesis (bīˈ·ō·sinˑ·th·sis),
n formation of a chemical compound by a living organism. Also called
biogenesis.
biosynthesis,
n the formation of a chemical compound by enzymes.
biosynthesis
creation of a compound by physiological processes in a living organism.
biosynthesis
Pharmacology See Combinatorial biosynthesis.


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Recombinational exchanges at the capsular polysaccharide biosynthetic locus lead to frequent serotype changes among natural isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Tokyo, Japan, Dec 1, 2005 - (JCN) - The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) announced on November 30 that its Research Center for Glycoscience has discovered a quality control mechanism of biosynthetic protein in the cell, in collaboration with the University of Tsukuba.
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Thus, direct optimization of the rubber biosynthetic pathway seems to present the most likely route to achieve significant gains in latex and rubber yield.
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