BIOSYNTHETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does biosynthetic mean? 

• BIOSYNTHETIC (adjective)
  The adjective BIOSYNTHETIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to biosynthesis

  Familiarity information: BIOSYNTHETIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIOSYNTHETIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to biosynthesis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

biosynthesis (production of a chemical compound by a living organism)

Derivation:

biosynthesis (production of a chemical compound by a living organism)

 Context examples 

Squalene synthase catalyzes the dimerization of farnesyl-pyrophosphate to squalene, the first step in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway that is solely committed to the production of cholesterol.

(Lapaquistat, NCI Thesaurus)

Alterations in these biosynthetic pathways can lead to significant clinical consequences.

(Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This gene is involved in drug/xenobiotic metabolism, biosynthetic processes and the prevention of cellular oxidative stress.

(NQO1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

One form of chemical energy used to drive biosynthetic reactions forward is the reducing power of the energy carrier NADPH.

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

Our results provide a deeper understanding of microbial diversity in the ocean, new insights into energy sources and biosynthetic capabilities, and new tools for the study of microbes in all environments.

(Study analyzing cells' blueprints reveals new patterns in the global distribution and diversity of ocean microbes, National Science Foundation)

This allele, which encodes glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase protein, is involved in the production of NADPH, an electron donor in both reductive biosynthetic reactions and protection against oxidizing agents.

(G6PD wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

N(1),N(11)-bis(ethyl)norspermine (DENSPM), a N-terminally alkylated tetraamine and polyamine mimetics, disrupts polyamine pool homeostasis by modulating the activities of the biosynthetic enzymes, ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (AdoMetDC).

(Diethylnorspermine, NCI Thesaurus)

Acivicin inhibits glutamine amidotransferases in the purine and pyrimidine biosynthetic pathways, thereby inhibiting tumor growth in cell lines dependent on glutamine metabolism.

(Acivicin, NCI Thesaurus)

Diazooxonorleucine inhibits several glutamine-dependent biosynthetic pathways involved in the syntheses of D-glucosamine phosphate, purines and pyrimidines.

(Diazooxonorleucine, NCI Thesaurus)

C-P compounds have been found in many organisms, but only protists and bacteria, mostly Actinobacteria, have biosynthetic capacity.

(Aminophosphonate Metabolism Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)