Term Information

Accession
GO:0042427
Name
serotonin biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
serotonin anabolism, serotonin biosynthesis, serotonin formation, serotonin synthesis
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), a monoamine neurotransmitter occurring in the peripheral and central nervous systems, also having hormonal properties. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:jl
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042427 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of serotonin biosynthetic process (GO:0042427)
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serotonin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  indole-containing compound biosynthetic process (GO:0042435)
serotonin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process (GO:0046189)
serotonin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  primary amino compound biosynthetic process (GO:1901162)
serotonin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  serotonin metabolic process (GO:0042428)
Children of serotonin biosynthetic process (GO:0042427)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
serotonin biosynthetic process from tryptophan (GO:0006587) [is_a relation] is_a  serotonin biosynthetic process
negative regulation of serotonin biosynthetic process (GO:1905628) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  serotonin biosynthetic process
positive regulation of serotonin biosynthetic process (GO:1905629) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  serotonin biosynthetic process
regulation of serotonin biosynthetic process (GO:1905627) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  serotonin biosynthetic process
Wikipedia
Serotonin