Term Information

Accession
GO:0042425
Name
choline biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
choline anabolism, choline biosynthesis, choline formation, choline synthesis
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of choline (2-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium), an amino alcohol that occurs widely in living organisms as a constituent of certain types of phospholipids and in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Source: GOC:jl, ISBN:0192801023
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042425 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of choline biosynthetic process (GO:0042425)
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choline biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  choline metabolic process (GO:0019695)
choline biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  biogenic amine biosynthetic process (GO:0042401)
Children of choline biosynthetic process (GO:0042425)
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choline biosynthetic process via phosphoryl-ethanolamine (GO:0033325) [is_a relation] is_a  choline biosynthetic process
choline biosynthetic process via CDP-choline (GO:0033323) [is_a relation] is_a  choline biosynthetic process
choline biosynthetic process via N-monomethylethanolamine (GO:0033324) [is_a relation] is_a  choline biosynthetic process
MetaCyc
PWY-4762