tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process
5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process
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tetrahydrobiopterin anabolism
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tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis
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tetrahydrobiopterin formation
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tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis
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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.
GO:0034312
diol biosynthetic process
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GO:0042559
pteridine-containing compound biosynthetic process
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GO:0046146
tetrahydrobiopterin metabolic process
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