ZFIN GO: Biological Process: carotenoid biosynthetic process

OBO ID: GO:0016117

Term Name:	carotenoid biosynthetic process		Search Ontology:
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

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