id | GO:0033013   Detailed information |
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  name | tetrapyrrole metabolic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving 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] |
  is_a | GO:0006807 ! nitrogen compound metabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0046483 ! heterocycle metabolic process |