Term Name: alpha-amino acid biosynthetic process
Synonyms: alpha-amino acid anabolism, alpha-amino acid biosynthesis, alpha-amino acid formation, alpha-amino acid synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an alpha-amino acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:1901607]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: alpha-amino acid metabolic process amino acid biosynthetic process carboxylic acid biosynthetic process
has subtype: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate biosynthetic process 4-hydroxyproline biosynthetic process alanine biosynthetic process arginine biosynthetic process via ornithine citrulline biosynthetic process D-amino acid biosynthetic process homocysteine biosynthetic process isoleucine biosynthetic process L-amino acid biosynthetic process ornithine biosynthetic process sarcosine biosynthetic process serine family amino acid biosynthetic process