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)

References

Ontology

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