Term Information

Accession
GO:0042136
Name
neurotransmitter biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
neurotransmitter anabolism, neurotransmitter biosynthesis, neurotransmitter formation, neurotransmitter synthesis, neurotransmitter biosynthesis and storage, neurotransmitter biosynthetic process and storage
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any of a group of substances that are released on excitation from the axon terminal of a presynaptic neuron of the central or peripheral nervous system and travel across the synaptic cleft to either excite or inhibit the target cell. Source: GOC:jl
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042136 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_synapse
Feedback
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Parents of neurotransmitter biosynthetic process (GO:0042136)
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neurotransmitter biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular biosynthetic process (GO:0044249)
neurotransmitter biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  neurotransmitter metabolic process (GO:0042133)
Children of neurotransmitter biosynthetic process (GO:0042136)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
phenylethylamine biosynthetic process involved in synaptic transmission (GO:0090508) [is_a relation] is_a  neurotransmitter biosynthetic process
acetylcholine biosynthetic process (GO:0008292) [is_a relation] is_a  neurotransmitter biosynthetic process
octopamine biosynthetic process (GO:0006589) [is_a relation] is_a  neurotransmitter biosynthetic process
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