dopamine biosynthetic process from tyrosine

id: GO:0006585
name: dopamine biosynthetic process from tyrosine
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of dopamine (3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine) from L-tyrosine, via the metabolic precursor 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine (L-dopa). Dopamine is a catecholamine neurotransmitter and a metabolic precursor of norepinephrine and epinephrine.

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