tetrapyrrole metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0033013

Synonyms

tetrapyrrole metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving tetrapyrroles, natural pigments containing four pyrrole rings joined by one-carbon units linking position 2 of one pyrrole ring to position 5 of the next.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: organic cyclic compound metabolic process organonitrogen compound metabolic process

organic cyclic compound metabolic process organonitrogen compound metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: cobalamin metabolic process corrin metabolic process nickel-tetrapyrrole coenzyme metabolic process phytochromobilin metabolic process porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process ... Show All 7 Terms

cobalamin metabolic process corrin metabolic process nickel-tetrapyrrole coenzyme metabolic process phytochromobilin metabolic process porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process tetrapyrrole catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of tetrapyrrole metabolic process

negative regulation of tetrapyrrole metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of tetrapyrrole metabolic process

positive regulation of tetrapyrrole metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of tetrapyrrole metabolic process

regulation of tetrapyrrole metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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