FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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General Information

Term

adenine biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0046084 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of adenine, 6-aminopurine, one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids and a component of numerous important derivatives of its corresponding ribonucleoside, adenosine.

Also Known As

"adenine anabolism" ; "adenine biosynthesis" ; "adenine 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
adenine biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| adenine biosynthetic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

purine nucleobase metabolic process
 |__purine nucleobase biosynthetic process_______
 |__adenine metabolic process____________________|
nucleobase biosynthetic process                  |
 |__purine nucleobase biosynthetic process_______|
purine-containing compound biosynthetic process  |
 |__purine nucleobase biosynthetic process_______|
                                                 adenine biosynthetic process  2 rec.
                                                  |__adenine salvage 1 rec.
                                                  |__regulation of adenine biosynthetic process

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Is a	purine nucleobase biosynthetic process adenine metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"adenine anabolism" EXACT "adenine biosynthesis" EXACT "adenine formation" EXACT "adenine synthesis" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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