Term Name: tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process
Synonyms: tetrapyrrole anabolism, tetrapyrrole biosynthesis, tetrapyrrole formation, tetrapyrrole synthesis
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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0033014]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: biosynthetic process tetrapyrrole metabolic process
has subtype: cobalamin biosynthetic process corrin biosynthetic process phycocyanobilin biosynthetic process phytochromobilin biosynthetic process porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glutamate tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glycine and succinyl-CoA
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process