The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a long-chain fatty acid. A long-chain fatty acid has an aliphatic tail containing 13 to 22 carbons.
long-chain fatty acid catabolic process +
medium-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process
methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanoate
methyl-branched fatty acid biosynthetic process +
monounsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process
mycolic acid biosynthetic process
negative regulation of fatty acid biosynthetic process +
palmitic acid metabolic process +
phytanic acid metabolic process
positive regulation of fatty acid biosynthetic process +