carotenoid biosynthetic process
id: GO:0016117
name: carotenoid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0016120 | carotene biosynthetic process |
| GO:0016123 | xanthophyll biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0016109 | tetraterpenoid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0016116 | carotenoid metabolic process |
| GO:0046148 | pigment biosynthetic process |
