biosynthetic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
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of or relating to a substance produced by a biosynthetic process.
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Origin of biosynthetic
Example Sentences
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The study also found that these coral-associated bacteria contain a wider range of biosynthetic gene clusters, which are the genetic instructions for making natural compounds, than has been recorded anywhere else in the ocean.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2026
Under these conditions, the researchers found the folate biosynthetic enzyme FolE2 to be conditionally essential, an enzyme that's not widely found in bacteria and that, ironically, makes it easy to exploit.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
This may be the longest biosynthetic pathway ever inserted into yeast.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
The production of QS-21 involved the insertion of 38 different genes from six organisms into yeast -- building one of the longest biosynthetic pathways ever transplanted into any organism, Keasling said.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
"It has eight sugars and a terpenoid in the middle. I mean, it makes the artemisinin biosynthetic pathway look like nothing," Keasling said.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
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