adenine biosynthetic process
id: GO:0046084
name: adenine biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of adenine, 6-aminopurine, one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids and a component of numerous important derivatives of its corresponding ribonucleoside, adenosine.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006168 | adenine salvage |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009113 | purine base biosynthetic process |
| GO:0046083 | adenine metabolic process |
