purine base biosynthetic process
id: GO:0009113
name: purine base biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of purine bases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, which include adenine and guanine.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0043096 | purine base salvage |
GO:0046084 | adenine biosynthetic process |
GO:0046099 | guanine biosynthetic process |
GO:0046101 | hypoxanthine biosynthetic process |
GO:0046111 | xanthine biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006144 | purine base metabolic process |
GO:0046112 | nucleobase biosynthetic process |
GO:0046148 | pigment biosynthetic process |