Term Name: amino-acid betaine biosynthetic process
Synonyms: betaine anabolism, betaine biosynthesis, betaine biosynthetic process, betaine formation, betaine synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any betaine, the N-trimethyl derivative of an amino acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006578]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: amino-acid betaine metabolic process modified amino acid biosynthetic process
has subtype: carnitine biosynthetic process ergothioneine biosynthetic process glycine betaine biosynthetic process L-proline betaine biosynthetic process N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine biosynthetic process selenoneine biosynthetic process