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Accession
GO:0016123
Name
xanthophyll biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
xanthophyll anabolism, xanthophyll biosynthesis, xanthophyll formation, xanthophyll synthesis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of xanthophylls, oxygen-containing carotenoids. Source: GOC:go_curators
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History
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Parents of xanthophyll biosynthetic process (GO:0016123)
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xanthophyll biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  xanthophyll (CHEBI:27325)
xanthophyll biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  xanthophyll metabolic process (GO:0016122)
xanthophyll biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  carotenoid biosynthetic process (GO:0016117)
Children of xanthophyll biosynthetic process (GO:0016123)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
all-trans-neoxanthin biosynthetic process (GO:1901833) [is_a relation] is_a  xanthophyll biosynthetic process
capsorubin biosynthetic process (GO:1901866) [is_a relation] is_a  xanthophyll biosynthetic process
spheroidene biosynthetic process (GO:1901180) [is_a relation] is_a  xanthophyll biosynthetic process
capsanthin biosynthetic process (GO:1901809) [is_a relation] is_a  xanthophyll biosynthetic process
zeaxanthin biosynthetic process (GO:1901827) [is_a relation] is_a  xanthophyll biosynthetic process
astaxanthin biosynthetic process (GO:1901815) [is_a relation] is_a  xanthophyll biosynthetic process
lutein biosynthetic process (GO:0062171) [is_a relation] is_a  xanthophyll biosynthetic process
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