guanine biosynthetic process

id: GO:0046099
name: guanine biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of guanine, 2-amino-6-hydroxypurine, a purine that is one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids and a component of a number of phosphorylated guanosine derivatives whose metabolic or regulatory functions are important.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0006178guanine salvage

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0009113purine base biosynthetic process
GO:0046098guanine metabolic process