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BIOSYNTHESIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Production of a chemical compound by a living organism

Synonyms:

biogenesis; biosynthesis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("biosynthesis" is a kind of...):

synthesis (the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds))

Derivation:

biosynthetic (of or relating to biosynthesis)

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 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes melanoma antigen recognized by T-cells 1 protein, may be involved in the regulation of melanin biosynthesis.

(MLANA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase A protein, plays a role in phospholipid biosynthesis.

(PCYT1A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nitric oxide synthase, inducible protein, plays a role in the biosynthesis of nitric oxide from L-arginine and molecular oxygen.

(NOS2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nitric-oxide synthase IIB protein, is involved in the biosynthesis of nitric oxide from L-arginine and molecular oxygen.

(NOS2B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

NADPH is essential to drive the biosynthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol for example.

(Oxidative Reactions of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Autosomal dominant COLLAGEN DISEASES resulting from defective biosynthesis of COLLAGEN TYPE I and characterized by brittle, osteoporotic, and easily fractured bones.

(Osteogenesis Imperfecta, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This gene is involved in phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis

(PCYT1A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A spironolactone derivative and a potent aldosterone antagonist on mineralocorticoid biosynthesis with diuretic activity.

(Oxprenoate, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of the synthetic agents that inhibit or antagonize the biosynthesis or biologic effects of oxytocin by either antagonizing the responsiveness of oxytocin sensitive tissues or competing with its binding sites.

(Oxytocin Antagonist, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the biosynthesis of polyamines.

(Ornithine Decarboxylase, NCI Thesaurus)