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GO: Biological Process

para-aminobenzoic acid biosynthetic process

Term ID
GO:0008153
Synonyms
  • 4-aminobenzoic acid biosynthesis
  • 4-aminobenzoic acid biosynthetic process
  • p-aminobenzoic acid biosynthesis
  • p-aminobenzoic acid biosynthetic process
  • PABA biosynthesis
  • PABA biosynthetic process
  • para-aminobenzoic acid anabolism
  • para-aminobenzoic acid biosynthesis
  • para-aminobenzoic acid formation
  • para-aminobenzoic acid synthesis
  • vitamin Bx biosynthesis
  • vitamin Bx biosynthetic process
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of para-aminobenzoic acid, an intermediate in the synthesis of folic acid, a compound which some organisms, e.g. prokaryotes, eukaryotic microbes, and plants, can synthesize de novo. Others, notably mammals, cannot. In yeast, it is present as a factor in the B complex of vitamins. (3)
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