thymidine biosynthetic process

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Namethymidine biosynthetic process
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Biological process

Exact synonym

deoxyribosylthymine biosynthesis, deoxyribosylthymine biosynthetic process, thymidine anabolism, thymidine biosynthesis, thymidine formation, thymidine synthesis

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of thymidine, deoxyribosylthymine thymine 2-deoxyriboside, a deoxynucleoside very widely distributed but occurring almost entirely as phosphoric esters in deoxynucleotides and deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA.

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