Term Information

Accession
GO:0048023
Name
positive regulation of melanin biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
positive regulation of melanin anabolism, positive regulation of melanin biosynthesis, positive regulation of melanin formation, positive regulation of melanin synthesis, up regulation of melanin biosynthetic process, up-regulation of melanin biosynthetic process, upregulation of melanin biosynthetic process, activation of melanin biosynthetic process, stimulation of melanin biosynthetic process
Alternate IDs
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Definition
Any process that activates or increases the rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of melanin. Source: GOC:jid
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0048023 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of positive regulation of melanin biosynthetic process (GO:0048023)
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positive regulation of melanin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  positive regulation of cellular biosynthetic process (GO:0031328)
positive regulation of melanin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  positive regulation of secondary metabolite biosynthetic process (GO:1900378)
positive regulation of melanin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of melanin biosynthetic process (GO:0048021)
positive regulation of melanin biosynthetic process [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  melanin biosynthetic process (GO:0042438)

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