tetrapyrrole biosynthetic process from glutamate

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The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the formation of tetrapyrroles, natural pigments containing four pyrrole rings joined by one-carbon units linking position 2 of one pyrrole ring to position 5 of the next, from other compounds, including L-glutamate. [ GOC:mah https://biocyc.org/META/NEW-IMAGE?type=NIL&object=PWY-5188 ]

Synonyms: tetrapyrrole anabolism from glutamate tetrapyrrole biosynthesis from glutamate tetrapyrrole synthesis from glutamate tetrapyrrole formation from glutamate