| Dataset | GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 |
| Category | structural or functional annotations |
| Type | biological process |
| 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. (Gene Ontology, GO_0006729) |
| External Link | http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO_0006729 |
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4 genes participating in the tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 dataset.
