id | GO:0046148   Detailed information
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  name | pigment biosynthetic process
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  namespace | biological_process
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  def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a pigment, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, e.g. melanin." [ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"]
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  subset | gosubset_prok
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  synonym | "pigment anabolism" EXACT []
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  synonym | "pigment biosynthesis" EXACT []
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  synonym | "pigment formation" EXACT []
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  synonym | "pigment synthesis" EXACT []
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  is_a | GO:0009058 ! biosynthetic process
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  is_a | GO:0042440 ! pigment metabolic process
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