Term Name: choline biosynthetic process
Synonyms: choline anabolism, choline biosynthesis, choline formation, choline synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of choline (2-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium), an amino alcohol that occurs widely in living organisms as a constituent of certain types of phospholipids and in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042425]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: biogenic amine biosynthetic process choline metabolic process
has subtype: choline biosynthetic process via CDP-choline choline biosynthetic process via N-monomethylethanolamine choline biosynthetic process via phosphoryl-ethanolamine