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Term:vitamin E biosynthetic process
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Accession:GO:0010189 term browser browse the term
Definition:The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of vitamin E, tocopherol, which includes a series of eight structurally similar compounds. Alpha-tocopherol is the most active form in humans and is a powerful biological antioxidant.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: tocopherol biosynthesis;   tocopherol biosynthetic process;   vitamin E anabolism;   vitamin E biosynthesis;   vitamin E formation;   vitamin E synthesis
 narrow_synonym: alpha-tocopherol biosynthesis;   alpha-tocopherol biosynthetic process
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Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Pltp phospholipid transfer protein acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:2176342 (MGI:3622506|PMID:16467369) RGD PMID:16467369 MGI:3622506 NCBI chr 3:153,574,825...153,592,647
Ensembl chr 3:153,574,825...153,592,647
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  biological_process 19553
    metabolic process 11538
      biosynthetic process 8072
        cellular biosynthetic process 7932
          heterocycle biosynthetic process 3759
            vitamin E biosynthetic process 1
              positive regulation of vitamin E biosynthetic process 0
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  biological_process 19553
    metabolic process 11538
      cellular metabolic process 10124
        cellular biosynthetic process 7932
          vitamin biosynthetic process 24
            fat-soluble vitamin biosynthetic process 10
              vitamin E biosynthetic process 1
                positive regulation of vitamin E biosynthetic process 0
                regulation of vitamin E biosynthetic process + 0
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