formaldehyde biosynthetic process
id: GO:0046293
name: formaldehyde biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of formaldehyde (methanal, H2C=O), the simplest aldehyde.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0044283 | small molecule biosynthetic process |
GO:0046184 | aldehyde biosynthetic process |
GO:0046292 | formaldehyde metabolic process |