ketone biosynthetic process

id: GO:0042181
name: ketone biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ketones, a class of organic compounds that contain the carbonyl group, CO, and in which the carbonyl group is bonded only to carbon atoms. The general formula for a ketone is RCOR, where R and R are alkyl or aryl groups.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0009715chalcone biosynthetic process
GO:0030639polyketide biosynthetic process
GO:0043445acetone biosynthetic process
GO:0043644tetracycline biosynthetic process
GO:0045151acetoin biosynthetic process
GO:0045456ecdysteroid biosynthetic process
GO:0046211(+)-camphor biosynthetic process

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0042180cellular ketone metabolic process
GO:0044249cellular biosynthetic process
GO:0044283small molecule biosynthetic process