has primary output short-chain fatty acid anion fatty acid biosynthetic process biosynthetic process short-chain fatty acid metabolic process short-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/26445 short-chain fatty acid biosynthesis The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a short-chain fatty acid. A short-chain fatty acid has an aliphatic tail containing fewer than 6 carbons. short chain fatty acid biosynthetic process GO:0051790 short chain fatty acid biosynthesis short-chain fatty acid anabolism short-chain fatty acid formation While there is not universal consensus on the lengths of short-, medium-, long- and very-long-chain fatty acids, the GO uses the definitions in ChEBI (see CHEBI:26666, CHEBI:59554, CHEBI:15904 and CHEBI:27283). short-chain fatty acid synthesis