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Term	putrescine biosynthetic process	ID (Ontology)	GO:0009446 (Gene Ontology)
Definition	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of putrescine, 1,4-diaminobutane; putrescine can be synthesized from arginine or ornithine and is the metabolic precursor of spermidine and spermine.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As	"putrescine anabolism" ; "putrescine biosynthesis" ; "putrescine formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Term

putrescine biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0009446 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of putrescine, 1,4-diaminobutane; putrescine can be synthesized from arginine or ornithine and is the metabolic precursor of spermidine and spermine.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"putrescine anabolism" ; "putrescine biosynthesis" ; "putrescine formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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polyamine metabolic process
 |__polyamine biosynthetic process___
 |__putrescine metabolic process_____|
biogenic amine biosynthetic process  |
 |__polyamine biosynthetic process___|
                                     putrescine biosynthetic process  2 rec.
                                      |__putrescine biosynthetic process from arginine 2 rec.
                                          |__putrescine biosynthetic process from arginine via N-carbamoylputrescine
                                          |__putrescine biosynthetic process from arginine, via agmatine
                                          |__putrescine biosynthetic process from arginine, via ornithine 2 rec.

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	"putrescine anabolism" EXACT "putrescine biosynthesis" EXACT "putrescine formation" EXACT "putrescine synthesis" EXACT
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polyamine biosynthetic process
putrescine metabolic process

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"putrescine anabolism" EXACT
"putrescine biosynthesis" EXACT
"putrescine formation" EXACT
"putrescine synthesis" EXACT

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