Superpathway
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A combination of biochemical pathways that describe the biosynthesis or metabolism of a group of related compounds
"In Mtb :Δ dosR, pathways such as “Guanosine nucleotides de novo pathway of methionine biosynthesis, superpathway of amino acids biosynthesis, nucleotide biosynthesis, TCA cycle, NAD phosphorylation, etc. were significantly changed ( S1 – S3 Figs)."
Example
More examples"In Mtb :Δ dosR, pathways such as “Guanosine nucleotides de novo pathway of methionine biosynthesis, superpathway of amino acids biosynthesis, nucleotide biosynthesis, TCA cycle, NAD phosphorylation, etc. were significantly changed ( S1 – S3 Figs)."
Etymology
From super- + pathway.
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