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Accession
GO:0006727
Name
ommochrome biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
ommochrome anabolism, ommochrome biosynthesis, ommochrome formation, ommochrome synthesis
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ommochromes, any of a large group of natural polycyclic pigments commonly found in the Arthropoda, particularly in the ommatidia of the compound eye. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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History
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Parents of ommochrome biosynthetic process (GO:0006727)
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ommochrome biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  ommochrome (CHEBI:25692)
ommochrome biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  eye pigment biosynthetic process (GO:0006726)
ommochrome biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  ommochrome metabolic process (GO:0046152)
ommochrome biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  ocellus pigment biosynthetic process (GO:0008055)
ommochrome biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process (GO:1901362)

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