Term Name: nitrile biosynthetic process
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Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a nitrile, an organic compound containing trivalent nitrogen attached to one carbon atom.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0080028]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: biosynthetic process nitrile metabolic process
has subtype: 3-cyano-L-alanine biosynthetic process 7-cyano-7-deazaguanine biosynthetic process cyanogenic glycoside biosynthetic process