phytochromobilin biosynthetic process
phytochromobilin anabolism
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phytochromobilin biosynthesis
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phytochromobilin formation
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phytochromobilin synthesis
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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phytochromobilin, which involves the oxidative cleavage of heme by a heme oxygenase(HO) to form biliverdin IX alpha.
GO:0033014
tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process
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dicarboxylic acid biosynthetic process
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