chlorophyll biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0015995

Synonyms

chlorophyll anabolism
chlorophyll biosynthesis
chlorophyll formation
chlorophyll synthesis

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.

References

MetaCyc:CHLOROPHYLL-SYN

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: chlorophyll metabolic process pigment biosynthetic process porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process

chlorophyll metabolic process pigment biosynthetic process porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic process chlorophyll a biosynthetic process light-dependent chlorophyll biosynthetic process light-independent chlorophyll biosynthetic process

bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic process chlorophyll a biosynthetic process light-dependent chlorophyll biosynthetic process light-independent chlorophyll biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process

negative regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process

positive regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process

regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes