purine nucleobase biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0009113

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. 0198506732

References

MetaCyc:PWY-841

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: nucleobase biosynthetic process purine nucleobase metabolic process purine-containing compound biosynthetic process

nucleobase biosynthetic process purine nucleobase metabolic process purine-containing compound biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: adenine biosynthetic process guanine biosynthetic process hypoxanthine biosynthetic process purine nucleobase salvage xanthine biosynthetic process

adenine biosynthetic process guanine biosynthetic process hypoxanthine biosynthetic process purine nucleobase salvage xanthine biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes