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Accession
GO:0046148
Name
pigment biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
pigment anabolism, pigment biosynthesis, pigment formation, pigment synthesis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a pigment, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, e.g. melanin. Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0046148 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
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Subset
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Parents of pigment biosynthetic process (GO:0046148)
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pigment biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  pigment metabolic process (GO:0042440)
Children of pigment biosynthetic process (GO:0046148)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
aurone biosynthetic process (GO:0051551) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
phlobaphene biosynthetic process (GO:0051559) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
flavone biosynthetic process (GO:0051553) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
chlorophyll biosynthetic process (GO:0015995) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
pteridine biosynthetic process (GO:0006728) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
anthocyanin-containing compound biosynthetic process (GO:0009718) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
eye pigment biosynthetic process (GO:0006726) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
carotenoid biosynthetic process (GO:0016117) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
heme biosynthetic process (GO:0006783) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
pigment biosynthetic process involved in pigment accumulation (GO:0043477) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
melanin biosynthetic process (GO:0042438) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
phytochrome chromophore biosynthetic process (GO:0048543) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
ocellus pigment biosynthetic process (GO:0008055) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment biosynthetic process
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