aspartate metabolic process L-aspartate biosynthetic process aspartate formation aspartate anabolism biological_process MetaCyc:ASPARTATESYN-PWY The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of aspartate, the anion derived from aspartic acid, 2-aminobutanedioic acid. aspartate biosynthesis GO:0006532 aspartate synthesis aspartate family amino acid biosynthetic process dicarboxylic acid biosynthetic process