Term Name: carotene biosynthetic process
Synonyms: carotene anabolism, carotene biosynthesis, carotene formation, carotene synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenes, hydrocarbon carotenoids.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016120]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: 15-cis-phytoene synthase activity
is a type of: carotene metabolic process terpene biosynthetic process
has subtype: alpha-carotene biosynthetic process alpha-zeacarotene biosynthetic process beta-carotene biosynthetic process beta-zeacarotene biosynthetic process lycopene biosynthetic process phytoene biosynthetic process