biosynthesis

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ synthesis.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌbaɪoʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/

• Audio (General American):

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Noun

biosynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural biosyntheses)

1. (biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.
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     The rate-limiting step for cytokinin biosynthesis involves a group of isopentenyltransferase (IPT) enzymes.

Derived terms

• biosynthesize
• biosynthetic
• metabiosynthesis
• photobiosynthesis
• retrobiosynthesis

 

Translations

synthesis of organic compounds

• Catalan: biosíntesi f
• Finnish: biosynteesi
• French: biosynthèse (fr)
• German: Biosynthese (de) f
• Irish: bithshintéis f
• Italian: biosintesi (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: biosyntese m

• Polish: biosynteza (pl) f
• Portuguese: biossíntese (pt)
• Russian: биоси́нтез (ru) m (biosíntez)
• Spanish: biosíntesis (es)

See also

• biogenesis