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Accession
GO:0030187
Name
melatonin biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
melatonin anabolism, melatonin biosynthesis, melatonin formation, melatonin synthesis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine). Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:mah
Comment
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History
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Chem. react.
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Subset
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Parents of melatonin biosynthetic process (GO:0030187)
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melatonin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  hormone biosynthetic process (GO:0042446)
melatonin biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  melatonin (CHEBI:16796)
melatonin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  amide biosynthetic process (GO:0043604)
melatonin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  melatonin metabolic process (GO:0030186)
melatonin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  indole-containing compound biosynthetic process (GO:0042435)
Children of melatonin biosynthetic process (GO:0030187)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
pinealocyte (CL:0000652) [RO:0002215 relation] RO:0002215  melatonin biosynthetic process
pineal body (UBERON:0001905) [RO:0002215 relation] RO:0002215  melatonin biosynthetic process
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