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The chemical reactions and pathways involving polyprenols, prenols with more than 4 isoprenoid residues, which may be all-trans, or a mixture of cis and trans. The chemical reactions and pathways involving prenols, isoprenoids of general formula (H-CH2-C(CH3)=CH-CH2-)n-OH, any primary monohydroxy alcohol whose carbon skeleton consists of two or more isoprenoid residues linked head to tail. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of prenols, isoprenoids of general formula (H-CH2-C(CH3)=CH-CH2-)n-OH, any primary monohydroxy alcohol whose carbon skeleton consists of two or more isoprenoid residues linked head to tail. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of farnesyl diphosphate. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of dolichols, any 2,3-dihydropolyprenol derived from four or more linked isoprene units. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of polyprenols, prenols with more than 4 isoprenoid residues, which may be all-trans, or a mixture of cis and trans. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of geranylgeranyl diphosphate. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of geranyl diphosphate. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any isoprenoid compound, isoprene (2-methylbuta-1,3-diene) or compounds containing or derived from linked isoprene (3-methyl-2-butenylene) residues. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of alcohols, any of a class of compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a saturated carbon atom.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: polyprenol biosynthetic process
Acc: GO:0016094
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of polyprenols, prenols with more than 4 isoprenoid residues, which may be all-trans, or a mixture of cis and trans.
Synonyms:
  • polyprenol biosynthesis
  • polyprenol anabolism
  • polyprenol synthesis
  • polyprenol formation
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 3 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 35 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0016094 - polyprenol biosynthetic process (interactive image map)
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