formate biosynthetic process

id: GO:0015943
name: formate biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of formate, also known as methanoate, the anion HCOO- derived from methanoic (formic) acid.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0015942formate metabolic process
GO:0072330monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process