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Category:GO:0045329 ! carnitine biosynthetic process
name: carnitine biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carnitine (hydroxy-trimethyl aminobutyric acid), a compound that participates in the transfer of acyl groups across the inner mitochondrial membrane." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "carnitine anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "carnitine biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "carnitine formation" EXACT []
synonym: "carnitine synthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "vitamin Bt biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "vitamin Bt biosynthetic process" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0006578 ! amino-acid betaine biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0009437 ! carnitine metabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0045329</GOterm>
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