Category:GO:0046140 ! corrin biosynthetic process

name: corrin biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of corrin, C19H22N4, the fundamental heterocyclic skeleton of the corrinoids. It consists of four reduced pyrrole rings joined into a macrocyclic ring. Corrin is the core of the vitamin B12 molecule." [GOC:ai]
synonym: "corrin anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "corrin biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "corrin formation" EXACT []
synonym: "corrin synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0015009 ! corrin metabolic process
is_a: GO:0033014 ! tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0046140</GOterm>
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