guanine biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0046099

Synonyms

• guanine anabolism
• guanine biosynthesis
• guanine formation
• guanine synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of guanine, 2-amino-6-hydroxypurine, a purine that is one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids and a component of a number of phosphorylated guanosine derivatives whose metabolic or regulatory functions are important.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO