id | GO:0006585   Detailed information |
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  name | dopamine biosynthetic process from tyrosine |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of dopamine (3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine) from L-tyrosine, via the metabolic precursor 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine (L-dopa). Dopamine is a catecholamine neurotransmitter and a metabolic precursor of norepinephrine and epinephrine." [GOC:bf, GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"] |
  synonym | "dopamine anabolism from tyrosine" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "dopamine formation from tyrosine" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "dopamine synthesis from tyrosine" EXACT [] |
  is_a | GO:0006570 ! tyrosine metabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0042416 ! dopamine biosynthetic process |
  DPGLEAN00018