id | GO:0033014   Detailed information |
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  name | tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "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." [CHEBI:26932, GOC:mah] |
  synonym | "tetrapyrrole anabolism" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "tetrapyrrole biosynthesis" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "tetrapyrrole formation" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "tetrapyrrole synthesis" EXACT [] |
  is_a | GO:0018130 ! heterocycle biosynthetic process |
  is_a | GO:0033013 ! tetrapyrrole metabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0044271 ! cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process |
  DPGLEAN01816