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Accession
GO:0006589
Name
octopamine biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
octopamine anabolism, octopamine biosynthesis, octopamine formation, octopamine synthesis
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of octopamine, 1-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-aminoethanol. The D enantiomer is about one-tenth as active as norepinephrine and is found in the salivary glands of Octopus and Eledone species. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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Parents of octopamine biosynthetic process (GO:0006589)
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octopamine biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  alcohol biosynthetic process (GO:0046165)
octopamine biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process (GO:0046189)
octopamine biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  octopaminium (CHEBI:58025)
octopamine biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  octopamine metabolic process (GO:0046333)
octopamine biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  biogenic amine biosynthetic process (GO:0042401)

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