Sulfate assimilation [GO:0000103]
The pathways by which inorganic sulfate is processed and incorporated into sulfated compounds.
Synonyms: sulfate assimilation, sulfate assimilational, sulfate assimilations, sulphate assimilation, sulfate assimilation, phosphoadenylyl sulfate reduction by an oxidoreductase, acting on sulfur group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor ...