biosynthesis
Synthesis of organic chemicals from simple inorganic ones by living cells – for example, the conversion of carbon dioxide and water to glucose by plants during photosynthesis.
Other biosynthetic reactions produce cell constituents including proteins and fats.
Biosynthesis requires energy; in the initial or light-dependent stages of photosynthesis this is obtained from sunlight, but in all other instances, it is supplied chemically by ATP and NADPH. The term is also used in connection with the products achieved through biotechnology processes.
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