Category:GO:0009260 ! ribonucleotide biosynthetic process

name: ribonucleotide biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a ribonucleotide, a compound consisting of ribonucleoside (a base linked to a ribose sugar) esterified with a phosphate group at either the 3' or 5'-hydroxyl group of the sugar." [GOC:go_curators, ISBN:0198506732]
subset: gosubset_prok
synonym: "ribonucleotide anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "ribonucleotide biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "ribonucleotide formation" EXACT []
synonym: "ribonucleotide synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0009165 ! nucleotide biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0009259 ! ribonucleotide metabolic process

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 5 child terms, out of 5 total.

• [+] GO:0009152 ! purine ribonucleotide biosynthetic process (3)
• [+] GO:0009156 ! ribonucleoside monophosphate biosynthetic process (3)
• [+] GO:0009188 ! ribonucleoside diphosphate biosynthetic process (2)
• [+] GO:0009201 ! ribonucleoside triphosphate biosynthetic process (2)
• [+] GO:0009220 ! pyrimidine ribonucleotide biosynthetic process (4)