FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0006729 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of tetrahydrobiopterin, the reduced form of biopterin (2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-pteridine). It functions as a hydroxylation coenzyme, e.g. in the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process" ; "tetrahydrobiopterin anabolism" ; "tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

biosynthetic process
 |__pteridine-containing compound biosynthetic process__
diol metabolic process                                  |
 |__diol biosynthetic process___________________________|
 |__tetrahydrobiopterin metabolic process_______________|
pteridine-containing compound metabolic process         |
 |__pteridine-containing compound biosynthetic process__|
 |__tetrahydrobiopterin metabolic process_______________|
polyol biosynthetic process                             |
 |__diol biosynthetic process___________________________|
                                                        tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process  6 rec.

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Is a	diol biosynthetic process pteridine-containing compound biosynthetic process tetrahydrobiopterin metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process" EXACT "tetrahydrobiopterin anabolism" EXACT "tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis" EXACT "tetrahydrobiopterin formation" EXACT "tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis" EXACT
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