The pathways by which inorganic sulfate is processed and incorporated into sulfated compounds.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
sulphate assimilation
narrow_synonym:
sulfate assimilation, phosphoadenylyl sulfate reduction by an oxidoreductase, acting on sulfur group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor; sulphate assimilation, phosphoadenylyl sulphate reduction by an oxidoreductase, acting on sulphur group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor