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Category:GO:0046111 ! xanthine biosynthetic process
name: xanthine biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of xanthine, 2,6-dihydroxypurine, a purine formed in the metabolic breakdown of guanine but not present in nucleic acids." [GOC:go_curators]
synonym: "xanthine anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "xanthine biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "xanthine formation" EXACT []
synonym: "xanthine synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0009113 ! purine nucleobase biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0046110 ! xanthine metabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0046111</GOterm>
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