carotenoid biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0016117

Synonyms

carotenoid anabolism
carotenoid biosynthesis
carotenoid formation
carotenoid synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.

References

MetaCyc:CAROTENOID-PWY

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

has parts: all-trans-phytoene synthase activity

all-trans-phytoene synthase activity Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: carotenoid metabolic process pigment biosynthetic process tetraterpenoid biosynthetic process

carotenoid metabolic process pigment biosynthetic process tetraterpenoid biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: alpha-zeacarotene biosynthetic process beta-carotene biosynthetic process beta-zeacarotene biosynthetic process delta-carotene biosynthetic process xanthophyll biosynthetic process ... Show All 6 Terms

alpha-zeacarotene biosynthetic process beta-carotene biosynthetic process beta-zeacarotene biosynthetic process delta-carotene biosynthetic process xanthophyll biosynthetic process zeaxanthin bis(beta-D-glucoside) biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of carotenoid biosynthetic process

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

positive regulation of carotenoid biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes