epinephrine biosynthetic process
id: GO:0042418
name: epinephrine biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of epinephrine, a hormone produced by the medulla of the adrenal glands that increases heart activity, improves the power and prolongs the action of muscles, and increases the rate and depth of breathing. It is synthesized by the methylation of norepinephrine.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0042414 | epinephrine metabolic process |
GO:0042423 | catecholamine biosynthetic process |