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Accession
GO:0001516
Name
prostaglandin biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
prostaglandin anabolism, prostaglandin biosynthesis, prostaglandin formation, prostaglandin synthesis
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of prostaglandins, any of a group of biologically active metabolites which contain a cyclopentane ring. Source: GOC:ai
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History
See term history for GO:0001516 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
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Subset
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Parents of prostaglandin biosynthetic process (GO:0001516)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
prostaglandin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  prostaglandin metabolic process (GO:0006693)
prostaglandin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  prostanoid biosynthetic process (GO:0046457)
prostaglandin biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  prostaglandin carboxylic acid anion (CHEBI:59326)
Children of prostaglandin biosynthetic process (GO:0001516)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
regulation of prostaglandin biosynthetic process (GO:0031392) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  prostaglandin biosynthetic process
regulation of fever generation by prostaglandin biosynthetic process (GO:0100008) [is_a relation] is_a  prostaglandin biosynthetic process
positive regulation of prostaglandin biosynthetic process (GO:0031394) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  prostaglandin biosynthetic process
cyclooxygenase pathway (GO:0019371) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  prostaglandin biosynthetic process
negative regulation of prostaglandin biosynthetic process (GO:0031393) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  prostaglandin biosynthetic process
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