Term Name: lactone biosynthetic process
Synonyms: lactone anabolism, lactone biosynthesis, lactone formation, lactone synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lactone.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:1901336]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biosynthetic process lactone metabolic process
has subtype: (-)-microperfuranone biosynthetic process cspyrone B1 biosynthetic process dehydro-D-arabinono-1,4-lactone biosynthetic process emericellamide biosynthetic process enniatin biosynthetic process fumigermin biosynthetic process L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process lovastatin biosynthetic process macrolide biosynthetic process mevastatin biosynthetic process mycophenolic acid biosynthetic process paraherquonin biosynthetic process patulin biosynthetic process pentalenolactone biosynthetic process strigolactone biosynthetic process