putrescine biosynthetic process
id: GO:0009446
name: putrescine biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0033387 | putrescine biosynthetic process from ornithine |
| GO:0033388 | putrescine biosynthetic process from arginine |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006596 | polyamine biosynthetic process |
| GO:0009445 | putrescine metabolic process |
