Term Information

Accession
GO:0030187
Name
melatonin biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
melatonin anabolism, melatonin biosynthesis, melatonin formation, melatonin synthesis
Alternate IDs
None
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
See term history for GO:0030187 at QuickGO
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 [is_a relation] is_a  amide biosynthetic process (GO:0043604)
melatonin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  indole-containing compound biosynthetic process (GO:0042435)
melatonin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  melatonin metabolic process (GO:0030186)

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