FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term dopamine biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0042416 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of dopamine, a catecholamine neurotransmitter and a metabolic precursor of noradrenaline and adrenaline.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "dopamine anabolism" ; "dopamine biosynthesis" ; "dopamine formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       3
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 dopamine biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       3
     involved_in | dopamine biosynthetic process       3
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catecholamine metabolic process
 |__dopamine metabolic process_____________________
 |__catecholamine biosynthetic process_____________|
catechol-containing compound biosynthetic process  |
 |__catecholamine biosynthetic process_____________|
biogenic amine biosynthetic process                |
 |__catecholamine biosynthetic process_____________|
                                                   dopamine biosynthetic process  4 rec.
                                                    |__dopamine biosynthetic process from tyrosine 2 rec.
                                                    |__regulation of dopamine biosynthetic process
                                                        |__negative regulation of dopamine biosynthetic process
                                                        |__positive regulation of dopamine biosynthetic process
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catecholamine biosynthetic process
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  • "dopamine anabolism" EXACT
    "dopamine biosynthesis" EXACT
    "dopamine formation" EXACT
    "dopamine synthesis" EXACT
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