GO biological process ontology term - GO:0009435 - NAD+ biosynthetic process

Term summary

ID

GO:0009435

Name

NAD+ biosynthetic process

Ontology or CV name

GO biological process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), a coenzyme that interconverts with its reduced form, NADH, in many redox and catabolic reactions. NAD+ is derived from various sources including vitamin B3.

Parents

• is_a purine nucleotide biosynthetic process
• is_a nicotinamide nucleotide biosynthetic process
• is_a NAD+ metabolic process

Annotation