FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0009449 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate), an amino acid which acts as a neurotransmitter in some organisms.
Also Known As "4-aminobutanoate biosynthesis" ; "4-aminobutanoate biosynthetic process" ; "4-aminobutyrate biosynthesis" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process       1
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amino acid metabolic process
 |__amino acid biosynthetic process____________________
biosynthetic process                                   |
 |__amino acid biosynthetic process____________________|
monocarboxylic acid metabolic process                  |
 |__gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process__________|
carboxylic acid biosynthetic process                   |
 |__non-proteinogenic amino acid biosynthetic process__|
non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process         |
 |__gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process__________|
 |__non-proteinogenic amino acid biosynthetic process__|
                                                       gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process  1 rec.
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Is a amino acid biosynthetic process
gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process
non-proteinogenic amino acid biosynthetic process
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Synonyms
  • "4-aminobutanoate biosynthesis" EXACT
    "4-aminobutanoate biosynthetic process" EXACT
    "4-aminobutyrate biosynthesis" EXACT
    "4-aminobutyrate biosynthetic process" EXACT
    "GABA biosynthesis" EXACT
    "GABA biosynthetic process" EXACT
    "gamma-aminobutyric acid anabolism" EXACT
    "gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthesis" EXACT
    "gamma-aminobutyric acid formation" EXACT
    "gamma-aminobutyric acid synthesis" EXACT
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Reactome:R-HSA-888568 "GABA synthesis"