Term Information

Accession
GO:0018189
Name
pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
PQQ biosynthesis, PQQ biosynthetic process, coenzyme pyrroloquinoline-quinone biosynthesis, coenzyme pyrroloquinoline-quinone biosynthetic process, pyrroloquinoline quinone anabolism, pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthesis, pyrroloquinoline quinone formation, pyrroloquinoline quinone synthesis, pyrroloquinoline-quinone biosynthesis, pyrroloquinoline-quinone biosynthetic process
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of the cofactor pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ); it is synthesized from a small peptide containing tyrosine and glutamic acid; these amino acids in the peptide are multiply cross-linked and the rest of the peptide is removed. Source: RESID:AA0283, PMID:7665488
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History
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Parents of pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthetic process (GO:0018189)
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pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  heterocycle biosynthetic process (GO:0018130)
pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  quinone biosynthetic process (GO:1901663)
pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process (GO:1901566)
pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process (GO:0044271)
pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  tricarboxylic acid biosynthetic process (GO:0072351)
pyrroloquinoline quinone biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process (GO:1901362)

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RESID
AA0283