tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process
id: GO:0033014
name: tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the formation of tetrapyrroles, natural pigments containing four pyrrole rings joined by one-carbon units linking position 2 of one pyrrole ring to position 5 of the next.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006779 | porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process |
GO:0010024 | phytochromobilin biosynthetic process |
GO:0033526 | tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glutamate |
GO:0033527 | tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA |
GO:0046140 | corrin biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0018130 | heterocycle biosynthetic process |
GO:0033013 | tetrapyrrole metabolic process |
GO:0044271 | cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process |