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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of tetraterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with eight isoprene units. The chemical reactions and pathways involving tetraterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with eight isoprene units. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of substances; typically the energy-requiring part of metabolism in which simpler substances are transformed into more complex ones. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a pigment, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, e.g. melanin. 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. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of xanthophylls, oxygen-containing carotenoids. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of terpenoids, any member of a class of compounds characterized by an isoprenoid chemical structure. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenes, hydrocarbon carotenoids. The chemical reactions and pathways involving carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail. The chemical reactions and pathways involving pigment, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, e.g. melanin.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: carotenoid biosynthetic process
Acc: GO:0016117
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: 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.
Synonyms:
  • carotenoid synthesis
  • carotenoid biosynthesis
  • carotenoid formation
  • carotenoid anabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 16 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 24 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0016117 - carotenoid biosynthetic process (interactive image map)
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