FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term catecholamine biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0042423 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any of a group of physiologically important biogenic amines that possess a catechol (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) nucleus and are derivatives of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "catecholamine anabolism" ; "catecholamine biosynthesis" ; "catecholamine formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 catecholamine biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | catecholamine biosynthetic process       1
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biogenic amine metabolic process
 |__catecholamine metabolic process____________________
 |__biogenic amine biosynthetic process________________|
amine biosynthetic process                             |
 |__biogenic amine biosynthetic process________________|
catechol-containing compound metabolic process         |
 |__catecholamine metabolic process____________________|
 |__catechol-containing compound biosynthetic process__|
phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process        |
 |__catechol-containing compound biosynthetic process__|
                                                       catecholamine biosynthetic process  7 rec.
                                                        |__dopamine biosynthetic process 4 rec.
                                                        |   |__dopamine biosynthetic process from tyrosine 2 rec.
                                                        |__epinephrine biosynthetic process
                                                        |__norepinephrine biosynthetic process 3 rec.
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Is a catecholamine metabolic process
catechol-containing compound biosynthetic process
biogenic amine biosynthetic process
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  • "catecholamine anabolism" EXACT
    "catecholamine biosynthesis" EXACT
    "catecholamine formation" EXACT
    "catecholamine synthesis" EXACT
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Reactome:R-HSA-209905 "Catecholamine biosynthesis"
Wikipedia:Catecholamines