biosynthesis
Let an agent explain biosynthesis, relay major pathways, energy requirements and regulation from biochemistry sources, describe engineered biosynthesis, and distinguish biosynthesis from catabolism, chemical synthesis in the laboratory, protein translation alone and biotechnology products.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain biosynthesis, relay major pathways, energy requirements and regulation from biochemistry sources, describe engineered biosynthesis, and distinguish biosynthesis from catabolism, chemical synthesis in the laboratory, protein translation alone and biotechnology products.
The multi-step, enzyme-catalysed production of complex molecules from simpler precursors in living organisms, a central part of anabolic metabolism powered by ATP and reducing power such as NADPH, including the biosynthesis of amino acids, nucleotides, fatty acids and lipids, carbohydrates through gluconeogenesis and photosynthetic carbon fixation, and secondary metabolites such as antibiotics and alkaloids; biosynthetic pathways are also engineered in synthetic biology to make drugs, fuels and materials.
What it is for: Building the molecules of life.
It can be explain the process; relay major pathways; describe engineered biosynthesis; distinguish related processes.
Distinguishing features
Enzyme catalysed
Energy requiring
Tightly regulated
Engineerable
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a set of cellular reactions.
Physical character
energy carriers: ATP and NADPH list
Calvin cycle: fixes CO2 into sugars note - photosynthesis
registry parents: metabolism, chemical synthesis note
How it is recognised
Enzymatic synthesis of biomolecules in organisms
Biosynthesis, anabolism, biogenesis in older usage
Catabolism breaks molecules down; lab chemical synthesis uses reagents; translation makes proteins specifically
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms, anabolic part
is contrasted with -
includes -
is engineered in -
In practice
Families and kinds
amino acid biosynthesis
nucleotide biosynthesis
fatty acid and lipid biosynthesis
carbohydrate biosynthesis
secondary metabolite biosynthesis
engineered biosynthetic pathways
Standards and regulation
Biosafety and GMO regulations for engineered pathways
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing biosynthesis with lab synthesis
Overstating synthetic biology capabilities
Metabolic disorders from pathway defects
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What biosynthesis is.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is biosynthesis, and how does it differ from catabolism, lab synthesis and translation? definition
- Is the question about biochemistry, a pathway, a disorder or biotechnology? boundary
Pathways
Major pathways.
Pathways
Pathways.
- What are the main biosynthetic pathways for amino acids, nucleotides, lipids and sugars? definition
- Which entry fits the specific pathway? action
Biochemistry Biochemistry.
Science.
Energy
Energy.
Energy
Energy.
- How do ATP and NADPH power biosynthesis? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Regulation
Regulation.
Regulation
Regulation.
- How are pathways regulated by feedback inhibition and gene expression? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Applications Applications.
Regulation.
Synthetic biology
Engineered pathways.
Synthetic biology
Synthetic biology.
- How have engineered microbes produced drugs such as artemisinic acid? provenance
- Which entry fits metabolic engineering? action
Natural products
Natural products.
Natural products
Natural products.
- How do organisms make antibiotics and alkaloids? provenance
- Which entry fits polyketide synthase? action
Context Health and history.
Context.
Disorders
Metabolic disorders.
Disorders
Disorders.
- How do defects in biosynthetic pathways cause disease? provenance
- Which entry fits inborn error of metabolism? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How were biosynthetic pathways discovered using isotopes? provenance
- Which entry fits isotopic labeling? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each major pathway be linked?
- How should KEGG and MetaCyc be linked?
- How should engineered pathways be recorded?