Term Name: purine nucleobase biosynthetic process
Synonyms: purine base anabolism, purine base biosynthesis, purine base biosynthetic process, purine base formation, purine base synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of purine nucleobases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, which include adenine and guanine.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009113]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: nucleobase biosynthetic process purine nucleobase metabolic process purine-containing compound biosynthetic process
has subtype: adenine biosynthetic process guanine biosynthetic process hypoxanthine biosynthetic process purine nucleobase salvage xanthine biosynthetic process