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alpha-zeacarotene metabolic process +  
anthocyanin-containing compound biosynthetic process +  
aurone biosynthetic process 
beta-carotene metabolic process +   
beta-zeacarotene metabolic process +  
carotenoid biosynthetic process +   
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.
carotenoid catabolic process +   
chlorophyll biosynthetic process +  
delta-carotene metabolic process +  
eye pigment biosynthetic process +   
flavone biosynthetic process +  
heme biosynthetic process +   
melanin biosynthetic process +   
ocellus pigment biosynthetic process +  
phlobaphene biosynthetic process 
phytochrome chromophore biosynthetic process 
pigment biosynthetic process involved in pigment accumulation +  
pteridine biosynthetic process 
xanthophyll metabolic process +   
zeaxanthin bis(beta-D-glucoside) metabolic process +  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: carotenoid anabolism ;   carotenoid biosynthesis ;   carotenoid formation ;   carotenoid synthesis
Xrefs: MetaCyc:CAROTENOID-PWY
Definition Sources: GOC:go_curators

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