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GO: Biological Process

chlorophyll metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0015994
Synonyms
  • chlorophyll metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving chlorophyll, any compound of magnesium complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring and which functions as a photosynthetic pigment.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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