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Accession
GO:0042421
Name
norepinephrine biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
levarterenol biosynthesis, levarterenol biosynthetic process, noradrenaline biosynthesis, noradrenaline biosynthetic process, norepinephrine anabolism, norepinephrine biosynthesis, norepinephrine formation, norepinephrine synthesis
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of norepinephrine, a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla, and a neurotransmitter in the sympathetic peripheral nervous system and in some tracts in the central nervous system. It is also the demethylated biosynthetic precursor of epinephrine. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:jl
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Parents of norepinephrine biosynthetic process (GO:0042421)
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norepinephrine biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  (R)-noradrenaline(1+) (CHEBI:72587)
norepinephrine biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  norepinephrine metabolic process (GO:0042415)
norepinephrine biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  catecholamine biosynthetic process (GO:0042423)

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