putrescine biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0009446

Synonyms

putrescine anabolism
putrescine biosynthesis
putrescine formation
putrescine synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of putrescine, 1,4-diaminobutane; putrescine can be synthesized from arginine or ornithine and is the metabolic precursor of spermidine and spermine. 0198506732

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: polyamine biosynthetic process putrescine metabolic process

polyamine biosynthetic process putrescine metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: putrescine biosynthetic process from arginine putrescine biosynthetic process from ornithine

putrescine biosynthetic process from arginine putrescine biosynthetic process from ornithine Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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