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Accession
GO:0009243
Name
O antigen biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
O antigen anabolism, O antigen biosynthesis, O antigen formation, O antigen synthesis
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of the O side chain of a lipopolysaccharide, which determines the antigenic specificity of the organism. It is made up of about 50 repeating units of a branched tetrasaccharide. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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History
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Parents of O antigen biosynthetic process (GO:0009243)
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O antigen biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  polysaccharide biosynthetic process (GO:0000271)
O antigen biosynthetic process [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic process (GO:0009103)
O antigen biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  O antigen metabolic process (GO:0046402)

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