Category:GO:0016117 ! carotenoid biosynthetic process

id: GO:0016117

name: carotenoid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "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." [GOC:go_curators]
synonym: "carotenoid anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "carotenoid biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "carotenoid formation" EXACT []
synonym: "carotenoid synthesis" EXACT []
xref: MetaCyc:CAROTENOID-PWY
is_a: GO:0016109 ! tetraterpenoid biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0016116 ! carotenoid metabolic process
is_a: GO:0046148 ! pigment biosynthetic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0016117</GOterm>
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