vitamin A biosynthetic process
id: GO:0035238
name: vitamin A biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any of the vitamin A compounds, retinol, retinal (retinaldehyde) and retinoic acid. Animals can not synthesize vitamin A de novo, but form it through oxidative cleavage of carotenoids.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042904 | 9-cis-retinoic acid biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006776 | vitamin A metabolic process |
| GO:0008299 | isoprenoid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042362 | fat-soluble vitamin biosynthetic process |
