FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0033014 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

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.

Also Known As

"tetrapyrrole anabolism" ; "tetrapyrrole biosynthesis" ; "tetrapyrrole formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

metabolic process
 |__biosynthetic process____________
 |__tetrapyrrole metabolic process__|
                                    tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process  14 rec.
                                     |__cobalamin biosynthetic process
                                     |__corrin biosynthetic process
                                     |__phycocyanobilin biosynthetic process
                                     |__phytochromobilin biosynthetic process
                                     |__porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process 14 rec.
                                     |   |__chlorophyll biosynthetic process(+)
                                     |   |__heme biosynthetic process(+) 14 rec.
                                     |   |__succinyl-CoA pathway
                                     |   |__uroporphyrinogen III biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                     |__regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process
                                         |__negative regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |__positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |__regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process(+)
                                         |__regulation of heme biosynthetic process(+)

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Is a	biosynthetic process tetrapyrrole metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"tetrapyrrole anabolism" EXACT "tetrapyrrole biosynthesis" EXACT "tetrapyrrole formation" EXACT "tetrapyrrole synthesis" EXACT
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