unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process

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Nameunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process
IDGO_0006636
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Biological process

Exact synonym

unsaturated fatty acid anabolism, unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis, unsaturated fatty acid formation, unsaturated fatty acid synthesis

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an unsaturated fatty acid, any fatty acid containing one or more double bonds between carbon atoms.

Related synonym

fatty acid desaturation

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