gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0009449

Synonyms

• 4-aminobutanoate biosynthesis
• 4-aminobutanoate biosynthetic process
• 4-aminobutyrate biosynthesis
• 4-aminobutyrate biosynthetic process
• GABA biosynthesis
• GABA biosynthetic process
• gamma-aminobutyric acid anabolism
• gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthesis
• gamma-aminobutyric acid formation
• gamma-aminobutyric acid synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate), an amino acid which acts as a neurotransmitter in some organisms.

References

Ontology

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