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Term:
negative regulation of melanin biosynthetic process (GO:0048022)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-melanin biosynthetic process 
melanin biosynthetic process from tyrosine  
negative regulation of (+)-kotanin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of (R)-mevalonic acid biosynthetic process  
negative regulation of 17-methylnonadec-1-ene biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of 18-methylnonadec-1-ene biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of abscisic acid biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of aflatoxin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of alkane biosynthetic process +  
negative regulation of amino acid biosynthetic process +   
negative regulation of androst-4-ene-3,17-dione biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of arugosin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of asperthecin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of bile acid biosynthetic process  
negative regulation of carotenoid biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of chanoclavine-I aldehyde biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of cordyol C biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of dehydroaustinol biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of demethylkotanin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of diacylglycerol biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of diorcinol biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of dopamine biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of emericellamide biosynthetic process +  
negative regulation of emericellin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of emodin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of endocrocin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of ent-pimara-8(14),15-diene biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of ergot alkaloid biosynthetic process +  
negative regulation of ethylene biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of fatty acid biosynthetic process +   
negative regulation of fumagillin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of fumonisin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of gerfelin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of gibberellin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of gliotoxin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of gluconeogenesis  
negative regulation of glutathione biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of helvolic acid biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of hexadecanal biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of hormone biosynthetic process +   
negative regulation of hydrogen peroxide biosynthetic process  
negative regulation of hydrogen sulfide biosynthetic process  
negative regulation of inositol phosphate biosynthetic process +   
negative regulation of isoprene biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of kojic acid biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of L-ascorbic acid biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process +   
negative regulation of melanin biosynthetic process  
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of melanin.
negative regulation of methanofuran biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of methanophenazine biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of monodictyphenone biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of N',N'',N'''-triacetylfusarinine C biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of naphtho-gamma-pyrone biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process  
negative regulation of nonadec-1-ene biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of nucleotide biosynthetic process +   
negative regulation of o-orsellinic acid biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of octadecene biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of orcinol biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of penicillin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of phenazine biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of phosphatidic acid biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process  
negative regulation of phosphatidylglycerol biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process +   
negative regulation of phosphatidylserine biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of phytoalexin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of polyketide biosynthetic process +  
negative regulation of pseurotin A biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of quinolinate biosynthetic process  
negative regulation of retinoic acid biosynthetic process  
negative regulation of sarcinapterin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of serotonin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of siderophore biosynthetic process +  
negative regulation of sinapate ester biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of spermidine biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of sphingolipid biosynthetic process +   
negative regulation of sterigmatocystin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of syringal lignin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of tatiopterin biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of tensidol A biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of tensidol B biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of testosterone biosynthetic process  
negative regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process +  
negative regulation of thiamine biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of thiamine diphosphate biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of triglyceride biosynthetic process +   
negative regulation of trypanothione biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of ubiquinone biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of violaceol I biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of violaceol II biosynthetic process 
negative regulation of vitamin D biosynthetic process +   
negative regulation of xanthone-containing compound biosynthetic process +  
positive regulation of melanin biosynthetic process  
regulation of melanin biosynthetic process +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: down regulation of melanin biosynthetic process ;   downregulation of melanin biosynthetic process ;   negative regulation of melanin anabolism ;   negative regulation of melanin biosynthesis ;   negative regulation of melanin formation ;   negative regulation of melanin synthesis
Narrow Synonyms: inhibition of melanin biosynthetic process
Definition Sources: GOC:jid

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