pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0018189

Synonyms

• coenzyme pyrroloquinoline-quinone biosynthesis
• coenzyme pyrroloquinoline-quinone biosynthetic process
• PQQ biosynthesis
• PQQ biosynthetic process
• pyrroloquinoline quinone anabolism
• pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthesis
• pyrroloquinoline quinone formation
• pyrroloquinoline quinone synthesis
• pyrroloquinoline-quinone biosynthesis
• pyrroloquinoline-quinone biosynthetic process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of the cofactor pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ); it is synthesized from a small peptide containing tyrosine and glutamic acid; these amino acids in the peptide are multiply cross-linked and the rest of the peptide is removed. 7665488

References

• RESID:AA0283

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO