GO biological process ontology term - GO:0052699 - ergothioneine biosynthetic process

Term summary

ID

GO:0052699

Name

ergothioneine biosynthetic process

Ontology or CV name

GO biological process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ergothioneine, a naturally occurring metabolite of histidine with antioxidant properties.

Parents

• is_a sulfur amino acid biosynthetic process
• is_a amino-acid betaine biosynthetic process
• is_a modified histidine biosynthetic process

Annotation