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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Scientists at Tufts University have developed a biosynthetic method to produce tagatose, a naturally occurring but extremely rare sugar.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 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
In 2022, the researchers attracted international attention by programming the longest-ever biosynthetic pathway -- or 'assembly line' -- into a microbial cell factory and designing it to produce biological substances for cancer drugs.
From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023
This was the first step in the cardenolide biosynthetic pathway in these two only distantly related plants.
From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023
The Department of Natural Product Biosynthesis at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, led by Sarah O'Connor, aims to elucidate the biosynthetic pathways of important phytochemicals with medical relevance.
From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023
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