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heme biosynthetic process (GO:0006783)
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole ring, from less complex precursors.
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heme synthesis
Specific
heme a biosynthetic process (GO:0006784)
heme b biosynthetic process (GO:0006785)
heme c biosynthetic process (GO:0006786)
heme O biosynthetic process (GO:0048034)
siroheme biosynthetic process (GO:0019354)
General
pigment biosynthetic process (GO:0046148)
heme metabolic process (GO:0042168)
porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process (GO:0006779)
References
gene ontology: GO:0006783