Term Name: aromatic amino acid family biosynthetic process
Synonyms: aromatic amino acid family anabolism, aromatic amino acid family biosynthesis, aromatic amino acid family biosynthetic process, shikimate pathway, aromatic amino acid family formation, aromatic amino acid family synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of aromatic amino acid family, amino acids with aromatic ring (phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009073]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: aromatic amino acid metabolic process carboxylic acid biosynthetic process
has subtype: 4-aminobenzoate biosynthetic process aromatic amino acid family biosynthetic process, prephenate pathway L-dopa biosynthetic process L-histidine biosynthetic process L-tryptophan biosynthetic process