FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term chlorophyll biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0015995 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of chlorophyll, any compound of magnesium complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring and which functions as a photosynthetic pigment, from less complex precursors.
Also Known As "chlorophyll anabolism" ; "chlorophyll biosynthesis" ; "chlorophyll formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process
 |__porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process__
 |__chlorophyll metabolic process_______________________|
tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process                       |
 |__porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process__|
pigment metabolic process                               |
 |__pigment biosynthetic process________________________|
                                                        chlorophyll biosynthetic process
                                                         |__bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic process
                                                         |   |__light-dependent bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic process
                                                         |   |__light-independent bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic process
                                                         |__chlorophyll a biosynthetic process
                                                         |   |__chlorophyll a biosynthetic process via geranylgeranyl-chlorophyll a
                                                         |   |__chlorophyll a biosynthetic process via phytyl diphosphate
                                                         |__light-dependent chlorophyll biosynthetic process
                                                         |   |__light-dependent bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic process
                                                         |__light-independent chlorophyll biosynthetic process
                                                             |__light-independent bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic process
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Is a porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process
chlorophyll metabolic process
pigment biosynthetic process
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  • "chlorophyll anabolism" EXACT
    "chlorophyll biosynthesis" EXACT
    "chlorophyll formation" EXACT
    "chlorophyll synthesis" EXACT
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MetaCyc:CHLOROPHYLL-SYN