choline biosynthetic process
id: GO:0042425
name: choline biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of choline (2-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium), an amino alcohol that occurs widely in living organisms as a constituent of certain types of phospholipids and in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0033323 | choline biosynthetic process via CDP-choline |
| GO:0033324 | choline biosynthetic process via N-monomethylethanolamine |
| GO:0033325 | choline biosynthetic process via phosphoryl-ethanolamine |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019695 | choline metabolic process |
| GO:0042401 | cellular biogenic amine biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046165 | alcohol biosynthetic process |
