Term Name: cysteine biosynthetic process
Synonyms: cysteine anabolism, cysteine biosynthesis, cysteine formation, cysteine synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cysteine, 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019344]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: cysteine synthase activity
is a type of: cysteine metabolic process serine family amino acid biosynthetic process sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process
has subtype: cysteine biosynthetic process from serine cysteine biosynthetic process via cystathionine cysteine biosynthetic process via S-sulfo-L-cysteine