heme biosynthetic process
id: GO:0006783
name: heme biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring, from less complex precursors.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006784 | heme a biosynthetic process |
| GO:0006785 | heme b biosynthetic process |
| GO:0006786 | heme c biosynthetic process |
| GO:0019354 | siroheme biosynthetic process |
| GO:0048034 | heme O biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006779 | porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042168 | heme metabolic process |
| GO:0046148 | pigment biosynthetic process |
