FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term choline biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0042425 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of choline (2-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium), an amino alcohol that occurs widely in living organisms as a constituent of certain types of phospholipids and in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.[ ISBN:0192801023 ]
Also Known As "choline anabolism" ; "choline biosynthesis" ; "choline formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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biogenic amine metabolic process
 |__biogenic amine biosynthetic process__
metabolic process                        |
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amine biosynthetic process               |
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                                         choline biosynthetic process
                                          |__choline biosynthetic process via CDP-choline
                                          |__choline biosynthetic process via N-monomethylethanolamine
                                          |__choline biosynthetic process via phosphoryl-ethanolamine
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  • "choline anabolism" EXACT
    "choline biosynthesis" EXACT
    "choline formation" EXACT
    "choline synthesis" EXACT
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MetaCyc:PWY-4762