vitamin biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0009110

Synonyms

• vitamin anabolism
• vitamin biosynthesis
• vitamin formation
• vitamin synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a vitamin, one of a number of unrelated organic substances that occur in many foods in small amounts and that are necessary in trace amounts for the normal metabolic functioning of the body. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO