id | GO:0035238   Detailed information |
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  name | vitamin A biosynthetic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any of the vitamin A compounds, retinol, retinal (retinaldehyde) and retinoic acid. Animals can not synthesize vitamin A de novo, but form it through oxidative cleavage of carotenoids." [PMID:11158606] |
  subset | gosubset_prok |
  synonym | "vitamin A anabolism" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "vitamin A biosynthesis" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "vitamin A formation" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "vitamin A synthesis" EXACT [] |
  is_a | GO:0006776 ! vitamin A metabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0008299 ! isoprenoid biosynthetic process |
  is_a | GO:0042362 ! fat-soluble vitamin biosynthetic process |
  DPGLEAN03760
  DPGLEAN04509
  DPGLEAN05383
  DPGLEAN05384
  DPGLEAN11679