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biosynthesis

vr.tr.biosynthesis · ACT.PRC

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.

Thing Registry Activities and processes

Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

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

metabolism

is contrasted with -

catabolism

includes -

fatty acid synthesis

is engineered in -

synthetic biology

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.

  1. What is biosynthesis, and how does it differ from catabolism, lab synthesis and translation? definition
  2. Is the question about biochemistry, a pathway, a disorder or biotechnology? boundary

Pathways

Major pathways.

Pathways

Pathways.

  1. What are the main biosynthetic pathways for amino acids, nucleotides, lipids and sugars? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific pathway? action
Biochemistry Biochemistry.

Science.

Energy

Energy.

Energy

Energy.

  1. How do ATP and NADPH power biosynthesis? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Regulation

Regulation.

Regulation

Regulation.

  1. How are pathways regulated by feedback inhibition and gene expression? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Applications Applications.

Regulation.

Synthetic biology

Engineered pathways.

Synthetic biology

Synthetic biology.

  1. How have engineered microbes produced drugs such as artemisinic acid? provenance
  2. Which entry fits metabolic engineering? action

Natural products

Natural products.

Natural products

Natural products.

  1. How do organisms make antibiotics and alkaloids? provenance
  2. Which entry fits polyketide synthase? action
Context Health and history.

Context.

Disorders

Metabolic disorders.

Disorders

Disorders.

  1. How do defects in biosynthetic pathways cause disease? provenance
  2. Which entry fits inborn error of metabolism? action

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How were biosynthetic pathways discovered using isotopes? provenance
  2. 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?