Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
chlorophyll biosynthetic process
- Term ID
- GO:0015995
- Synonyms
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- 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
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- MetaCyc:CHLOROPHYLL-SYN
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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