pigment biosynthetic process

id: GO:0046148
name: pigment biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a pigment, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, e.g. melanin.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0006726eye pigment biosynthetic process
GO:0006728pteridine biosynthetic process
GO:0006783heme biosynthetic process
GO:0008055ocellus pigment biosynthetic process
GO:0009113purine base biosynthetic process
GO:0009718anthocyanin biosynthetic process
GO:0015995chlorophyll biosynthetic process
GO:0016117carotenoid biosynthetic process
GO:0042438melanin biosynthetic process
GO:0043477pigment biosynthetic process involved in pigment accumulation
GO:0048543phytochrome chromophore biosynthetic process
GO:0051551aurone biosynthetic process
GO:0051553flavone biosynthetic process
GO:0051559phlobaphene biosynthetic process

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0009058biosynthetic process
GO:0042440pigment metabolic process