Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
guanine biosynthetic process
- Term ID
- GO:0046099
- Synonyms
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- guanine anabolism
- guanine biosynthesis
- guanine formation
- guanine synthesis
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of guanine, 2-amino-6-hydroxypurine, a purine that is one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids and a component of a number of phosphorylated guanosine derivatives whose metabolic or regulatory functions are important.
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- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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