Human Gene Set: GOBP_TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS
Standard name
GOBP_TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS
Systematic name
M49344
Brief description
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of tetrahydrobiopterin, the reduced form of biopterin (2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-pteridine). It functions as a hydroxylation coenzyme, e.g. in the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. [ISBN:0198506732]
Full description or abstract
Collection
C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process
