corrin biosynthetic process
id: GO:0046140
name: corrin biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of corrin, C19H22N4, the fundamental heterocyclic skeleton of the corrinoids. It consists of four reduced pyrrole rings joined into a macrocyclic ring. Corrin is the core of the vitamin B12 molecule.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0015009 | corrin metabolic process |
| GO:0033014 | tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process |
| GO:0051188 | cofactor biosynthetic process |
