Go terms map to parent GO term: GO:0019748   secondary metabolic process
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GO:0009407 toxin catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of toxin, a poisonous compound (typically a protein) that is produced by cells or organisms and that can cause disease when introduced into the body or tissues of an organism. 484
GO:0019761 glucosinolate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glucosinolates, substituted thioglucosides found in rapeseed products and related cruciferae. 396
GO:0009699 phenylpropanoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of aromatic derivatives of trans-cinnamic acid. 364
GO:0009809 lignin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lignins, a class of polymers formed by the dehydrogenetive radical polymerization of various phenylpropanoid monomers. 217
GO:0009698 phenylpropanoid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving aromatic derivatives of trans-cinnamic acid. 194
GO:0009805 coumarin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of coumarins, a class of compounds derived from the phenylacrylic skeleton of cinnamic acids. 181
GO:0009717 isoflavonoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isoflavonoids, a group of water-soluble phenolic derivatives, isomeric with flavonoids. 117
GO:0009759 indole glucosinolate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of indole glucosinolates, sulfur-containing compounds that have a common structure linked to an R group derived from tryptophan. 116
GO:0009804 coumarin metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving coumarins, compounds derived from the phenylacrylic skeleton of cinnamic acids. 114
GO:0019756 cyanogenic glycoside biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cyanogenic glycosides, any glycoside containing a cyano group that is released as hydrocyanic acid on acid hydrolysis; such compounds occur in the kernels of various fruits. 114
GO:0042343 indole glucosinolate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of indole glucosinolates. Glucosinolates are sulfur-containing compounds that have a common structure linked to an R group derived from tryptophan; indoles are biologically active substances based on 2,3-benzopyrrole, formed during the catabolism of tryptophan. 108
GO:0044550 secondary metabolite biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of secondary metabolites, the compounds that are not necessarily required for growth and maintenance of cells, and are often unique to a taxon. 108
GO:0010023 proanthocyanidin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of proanthocyanidin. 106
GO:0010120 camalexin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of camalexin, an indole phytoalexin. 70
GO:0009403 toxin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of toxin, a poisonous compound (typically a protein) that is produced by cells or organisms and that can cause disease when introduced into the body or tissues of an organism. 64
GO:0017143 insecticide metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving insecticides, chemicals used to kill insects. 58
GO:0009700 indole phytoalexin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of indole phytoalexins, any indole compound produced by plants as part of their defense response. 57
GO:0009404 toxin metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving a toxin, a poisonous compound (typically a protein) that is produced by cells or organisms and that can cause disease when introduced into the body or tissues of an organism. 55
GO:0010345 suberin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of suberin monomers and suberin polyesters. Suberin monomers are derived from fatty acids and trans-cinnamic acids. The monomers are then cross-linked with glycerols. 55
GO:0045461 sterigmatocystin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sterigmatocystin, a carcinogenic mycotoxin produced in high yields by strains of the common molds. 53
GO:0042344 indole glucosinolate catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of indole glucosinolates, sulfur-containing compounds that have a common structure linked to an R group derived from tryptophan. 52
GO:0009808 lignin metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving lignins, a class of polymers of phenylpropanoid units. 51
GO:0042318 penicillin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any antibiotic that contains the condensed beta-lactamthiazolidine ring system. 39
GO:0019760 glucosinolate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucosinolates, substituted thioglucosides found in rapeseed products and related cruciferae. They are metabolized to a variety of toxic products which are most likely the cause of hepatocytic necrosis in animals and humans. 35
GO:0043390 aflatoxin B1 metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving aflatoxin B1, a potent hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic mycotoxin produced by various species from the Aspergillus group of fungi. 31
GO:0046274 lignin catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lignins, a class of polymers of phenylpropanoid units. 31
GO:0009701 isoflavonoid phytoalexin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isoflavonoid phytoalexins, a group of water-soluble phenolic derivatives isomeric with flavonoids that possess antibiotic activity and are produced by plant tissues in response to infection. 27
GO:0035011 melanotic encapsulation of foreign target Formation of a multilayered, melanized sheath of cells around a foreign invader. 25
GO:0009239 enterobactin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of enterobactin, a catechol-derived siderochrome of Enterobacteria; enterobactin (N',N',N''-(2,6,10-trioxo-1,5,9-triacyclodecane-3,7,11-triyl)tris(2,3-dihydroxy)benzamide) is a self-triester of 2,3-dihydroxy-N-benzoyl-L-serine and a product of the shikimate pathway. 21
GO:1901599 (-)-pinoresinol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of (-)-pinoresinol. 15
GO:0009807 lignan biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lignans, any member of a class of plant metabolites related to lignins. Lignans are usually found as phenylpropanoid dimers in which the phenylpropanoid units are linked tail to tail and thus having a 2,3 dibenzylbutane skeleton, but higher oligomers can also exist. 14
GO:0035006 melanization defense response The blackening of the wounded area of the cuticle or the surface of invading pathogens, parasites or parasitoids, resulting from a proteolytic cascade leading to the de novo synthesis and deposition of melanin. 10
GO:1901884 4-hydroxycoumarin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 4-hydroxycoumarin. 10
GO:0030639 polyketide biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of polyketides, any of a diverse group of natural products synthesized via linear poly-beta-ketones, which are themselves formed by repetitive head-to-tail addition of acetyl (or substituted acetyl) units indirectly derived from acetate (or a substituted acetate) by a mechanism similar to that for fatty acid biosynthesis but without the intermediate reductive steps. 10
GO:0009801 cinnamic acid ester metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving ester derivatives of cinnamic acid, phenylpropenoic acid. 10
GO:0009715 chalcone biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of chalcone, phenyl steryl ketone or its hydroxylated derivatives. 10
GO:0009800 cinnamic acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cinnamic acid, 3-phenyl-2-propenoic acid. 9
GO:0006727 ommochrome biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ommochromes, any of a large group of natural polycyclic pigments commonly found in the Arthropoda, particularly in the ommatidia of the compound eye. 9
GO:0033494 ferulate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving ferulate, (2E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate. 9
GO:0035837 ergot alkaloid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an ergot alkaloid. 9
GO:0090431 alkyl caffeate ester biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ester derivatives of alkyl caffeate. 8
GO:0042854 eugenol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving eugenol, a colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon (C10H12O2) found in clove oil. 7
GO:0019762 glucosinolate catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glucosinolates, substituted thioglucosides found in rapeseed products and related cruciferae. 6
GO:0046226 coumarin catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of coumarins, compounds derived from the phenylacrylic skeleton of cinnamic acids. 5
GO:0019540 siderophore biosynthetic process from catechol The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a siderophore from other compounds, including catechol. 4
GO:0019290 siderophore biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of siderophores, low molecular weight Fe(III)-chelating substances made by aerobic or facultatively anaerobic bacteria, especially when growing under iron deficient conditions. The complexes of Fe(3+)-siderophores have very high stability constants and are taken up by specific transport systems by microorganisms; the subsequent release of iron requires enzymatic action. 4
GO:1900815 monodictyphenone biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of monodictyphenone. 3
GO:0046222 aflatoxin metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving aflatoxin, a fungal metabolite found as a contaminant in moldy grains that induces liver cancer. Aflatoxin induces a G to T transversion at codon 249 of p53, leading to its inactivation. Aflatoxin is converted to a chemical carcinogen by P450. 3
GO:0046938 phytochelatin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phytochelatins, any of a group of peptides that bind metals (Cd, Zn, Cu, Pb, Hg) in thiolate coordination complexes. The structure is of the type (gamma-glutamyl-cysteinyl)n-glycine, where n is 2 to 11. 3
GO:1900563 dehydroaustinol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of dehydroaustinol. 2
GO:0033506 glucosinolate biosynthetic process from homomethionine The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glucosinolates from other compounds including homomethionine. 2
GO:0036182 asperthecin metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving asperthecin, an anthraquinone pigment obtained from the mould Aspergillus nidulans. 2
GO:1901697 olivetolic acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of olivetolic acid. 2
GO:0042438 melanin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are irregular polymeric structures and are divided into three groups: allomelanins in the plant kingdom and eumelanins and phaeomelanins in the animal kingdom. 2
GO:1901708 (+)-3'-hydroxylarreatricin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of (+)-3'-hydroxylarreatricin. 1
GO:1901709 (+)-larreatricin metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving (+)-larreatricin. 1