phycocyanobilin biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions or pathway resulting in the formation of phycocyanobilin, which involves the oxidative cleavage of heme by a heme oxygenase (HO) to form biliverdin IX alpha. Biliverdin IX alpha is subsequently converted to phycocyanobilin by a ferredoxin-dependent oxidoreductase (PCYA).
GO:0033014
tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process
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phycocyanobilin biosynthesis
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