carnitine biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0045329

Synonyms

• carnitine anabolism
• carnitine biosynthesis
• carnitine formation
• carnitine synthesis
• vitamin Bt biosynthesis
• vitamin Bt biosynthetic process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carnitine (hydroxy-trimethyl aminobutyric acid), a compound that participates in the transfer of acyl groups across the inner mitochondrial membrane. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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