FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

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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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

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  5 rec.
                                                        |__dopamine biosynthetic process 5 rec.
                                                        |   |__dopamine biosynthetic process from tyrosine 1 rec.
                                                        |   |__regulation of dopamine biosynthetic process(+)
                                                        |__epinephrine biosynthetic process
                                                        |__norepinephrine biosynthetic process

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Is a	catecholamine metabolic process catechol-containing compound biosynthetic process biogenic amine biosynthetic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"catecholamine anabolism" EXACT "catecholamine biosynthesis" EXACT "catecholamine formation" EXACT "catecholamine synthesis" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	Reactome:R-HSA-209905 "Catecholamine biosynthesis" Wikipedia:Catecholamines