Term Name: aromatic amino acid biosynthetic process
Synonyms: aromatic amino acid family anabolism, aromatic amino acid family biosynthesis, aromatic amino acid family biosynthetic process, shikimate pathway, aromatic amino acid family formation, aromatic amino acid family synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an amino acid whose structure includes an aromatic ring.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009073]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: aromatic amino acid metabolic process carboxylic acid biosynthetic process
has subtype: 4-aminobenzoate biosynthetic process L-histidine biosynthetic process L-phenylalanine biosynthetic process L-tryptophan biosynthetic process L-tyrosine biosynthetic process