Term Name: L-phenylalanine biosynthetic process
Synonyms: L-phenylalanine anabolism, L-phenylalanine biosynthesis, L-phenylalanine formation, L-phenylalanine synthesis, phenylalanine biosynthesis, phenylalanine biosynthetic process, phenylalanine biosynthetic process, prephenate pathway, phenylalanine biosynthetic process, shikimate pathway
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of L-phenylalanine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, i.e. (2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009094]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: aromatic amino acid family biosynthetic process, prephenate pathway erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid biosynthetic process L-phenylalanine metabolic process
has subtype: L-phenylalanine biosynthetic process from chorismate via L-arogenate L-phenylalanine biosynthetic process from chorismate via phenylpyruvate