ZFIN GO: Biological Process: chlorophyll biosynthetic process

OBO ID: GO:0015995

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

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is a type of:	chlorophyll metabolic process pigment biosynthetic process porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process chlorophyll metabolic process pigment biosynthetic process porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype:	bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic process chlorophyll a biosynthetic process light-dependent chlorophyll biosynthetic process light-independent chlorophyll biosynthetic process bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic process chlorophyll a biosynthetic process light-dependent chlorophyll biosynthetic process light-independent chlorophyll biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by:	negative regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process negative regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by:	positive regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process positive regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by:	regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

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