2-oxobutyrate biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 2-oxobutyrate, the anion of the organic acid 2-oxobutyric acid, which contains a ketone group on carbon 2.
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short-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process
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2-oxobutyrate anabolism
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2-oxobutyrate biosynthesis
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2-oxobutyrate formation
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2-oxobutyrate synthesis
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alpha-ketobutyrate biosynthesis
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alpha-ketobutyrate biosynthetic process
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