primary alcohol biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0034309

Synonyms

monohydric alcohol biosynthetic process
primary alcohol anabolism
primary alcohol biosynthesis
primary alcohol formation
primary alcohol synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of primary alcohols. A primary alcohol is any alcohol in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: alcohol biosynthetic process primary alcohol metabolic process

alcohol biosynthetic process primary alcohol metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: (+)-lariciresinol biosynthetic process 1-butanol biosynthetic process aldosterone biosynthetic process aromatic primary alcohol biosynthetic process chrysobactin biosynthetic process ... Show All 18 Terms

(+)-lariciresinol biosynthetic process 1-butanol biosynthetic process aldosterone biosynthetic process aromatic primary alcohol biosynthetic process chrysobactin biosynthetic process cortisol biosynthetic process ethanol biosynthetic process ethanolamine biosynthetic process farnesol biosynthetic process geraniol biosynthetic process glycolate biosynthetic process isobutanol biosynthetic process kojic acid biosynthetic process methanol biosynthetic process octanol biosynthetic process phytol biosynthetic process thiamine biosynthetic process vomitoxin biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

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