porphyrin biosynthetic process

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GO:0006779
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
exact: porphyrin anabolism
exact: porphyrin biosynthesis
exact: porphyrin formation
exact: porphyrin synthesis
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any member of a large group of derivatives or analogs of porphyrin. Porphyrin consists of a ring of four pyrrole nuclei linked each to the next at their alpha positions through a methine group. [source: GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732]
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