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Accession
GO:0046293
Name
formaldehyde biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
formaldehyde anabolism, formaldehyde biosynthesis, formaldehyde formation, formaldehyde synthesis, methanal biosynthesis, methanal biosynthetic process
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of formaldehyde (methanal, H2C=O), the simplest aldehyde. Source: GOC:ai
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Parents of formaldehyde biosynthetic process (GO:0046293)
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formaldehyde biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  aldehyde biosynthetic process (GO:0046184)
formaldehyde biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  formaldehyde metabolic process (GO:0046292)
formaldehyde biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  small molecule biosynthetic process (GO:0044283)
formaldehyde biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  formaldehyde (CHEBI:16842)

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