catecholamine biosynthetic process
id: GO:0042423
name: catecholamine biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any of a group of physiologically important biogenic amines that possess a catechol (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) nucleus and are derivatives of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042416 | dopamine biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042418 | epinephrine biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042421 | norepinephrine biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006584 | catecholamine metabolic process |
| GO:0009713 | catechol-containing compound biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042401 | cellular biogenic amine biosynthetic process |
