FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term polyamine biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006596 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of polyamines, any organic compound containing two or more amino groups.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As"polyamine anabolism" ; "polyamine biosynthesis" ; "polyamine formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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 polyamine biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     involved_in | polyamine biosynthetic process       --
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biogenic amine metabolic process
 |__polyamine metabolic process__________
 |__biogenic amine biosynthetic process__|
amine biosynthetic process               |
 |__biogenic amine biosynthetic process__|
                                         polyamine biosynthetic process  6 rec.
                                          |__nor-spermidine biosynthetic process
                                          |__putrescine biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                          |__regulation of polyamine biosynthetic process
                                          |   |__negative regulation of polyamine biosynthetic process(+)
                                          |   |__regulation of spermidine biosynthetic process(+)
                                          |__spermidine biosynthetic process 2 rec.
                                          |   |__regulation of spermidine biosynthetic process(+)
                                          |__spermine biosynthetic process 3 rec.
                                          |__thermospermine biosynthetic process
                                          |__trimethylenediamine biosynthetic process
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  • "polyamine anabolism" EXACT
    "polyamine biosynthesis" EXACT
    "polyamine formation" EXACT
    "polyamine synthesis" EXACT
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MetaCyc:POLYAMINSYN3-PWY
MetaCyc:POLYAMSYN-PWY
Reactome:R-HSA-351200 "Interconversion of polyamines"