id | GO:0006589   Detailed information |
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  name | octopamine biosynthetic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of octopamine, 1-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-aminoethanol. The D enantiomer is about one-tenth as active as norepinephrine and is found in the salivary glands of Octopus and Eledone species." [ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"] |
  synonym | "octopamine anabolism" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "octopamine biosynthesis" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "octopamine formation" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "octopamine synthesis" EXACT [] |
  is_a | GO:0042136 ! neurotransmitter biosynthetic process |
  is_a | GO:0042401 ! cellular biogenic amine biosynthetic process |
  is_a | GO:0046189 ! phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process |
  is_a | GO:0046333 ! octopamine metabolic process |
  DPGLEAN10423