Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
choline biosynthetic process
- Term ID
- GO:0042425
- Synonyms
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- choline anabolism
- choline biosynthesis
- choline formation
- choline synthesis
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of choline (2-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium), an amino alcohol that occurs widely in living organisms as a constituent of certain types of phospholipids and in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. 0192801023
- References
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- MetaCyc:PWY-4762
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
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