tetrapyrrole biosynthesis
gomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-50
Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C converts glycine and succinyl-CoA to 5-aminolevulinate, porphobilinogen, hydroxymethylbilane, and uroporphyrinogen III as a precursor route for heme and siroheme formation.
- Pathway type
- tetrapyrrole biosynthesis
- Organism scope
Pathway network
25 nodes · 32 asserted directed edges
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- Reaction / activity
- Chemical / cofactor
- Protein / complex
- Cell / process context
- Solid arrow: mechanistic relation
- Dashed arrow: membership, location or cofactor relation
Components and activities
| Node | Kind or role | Source direction |
|---|---|---|
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288CNCBITaxon:559292 | taxon | |
5-ammoniolevulinateCHEBI:356416 | small molecule | |
carbon dioxideCHEBI:16526 | small molecule | |
uroporphyrinogen III(8-)CHEBI:57308 | small molecule | |
HEM1 ScerSGD:S000002640 | protein | |
HEM3 ScerSGD:S000002364 | protein | |
cytosolGO:0005829 | cellular component | |
HEM2 ScerSGD:S000003008 | protein | |
waterCHEBI:15377 | small molecule | |
tetrapyrrole biosynthetic processGO:0033014 | biological process | |
porphobilinogen(1-)CHEBI:58126 | small molecule | |
ammoniumCHEBI:28938 | small molecule | |
hydronCHEBI:15378 | small molecule | |
succinyl-CoA(5-)CHEBI:57292 | small molecule | |
glycine zwitterionCHEBI:57305 | small molecule | |
coenzyme A(4-)CHEBI:57287 | small molecule | |
preuroporphyrinogen(8-)CHEBI:57845 | small molecule | |
HEM4 ScerSGD:S000005804 | protein | |
mitochondrial matrixGO:0005759 | cellular component | |
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate(2-)CHEBI:597326 | cofactor | |
dipyrromethane cofactor(4-)CHEBI:60342 | cofactor | |
zinc(2+)CHEBI:29105 | cofactor | |
glycine + succinyl-CoA + H+ -> CO2 + 5-aminolevulinate + coenzyme Agomodel:5-AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID-SYNTHASE-RXN | molecular activity | |
4 porphobilinogen + H2O -> 4 ammonium + preuroporphyrinogengomodel:OHMETHYLBILANESYN-RXN | molecular activity | |
2 5-aminolevulinate -> porphobilinogen + H+ + 2 H2Ogomodel:PORPHOBILSYNTH-RXN | molecular activity | |
preuroporphyrinogen -> uroporphyrinogen-III + H2Ogomodel:UROGENIIISYN-RXN | molecular activity |
Mechanistic edges
| Subject | Predicate and description | Object | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
glycine + succinyl-CoA + H+ -> CO2 + 5-aminolevulinate + coenzyme Agomodel:5-AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID-SYNTHASE-RXN | has_output | 5-ammoniolevulinateCHEBI:356416 |
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glycine + succinyl-CoA + H+ -> CO2 + 5-aminolevulinate + coenzyme Agomodel:5-AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID-SYNTHASE-RXN | has_output | carbon dioxideCHEBI:16526 |
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preuroporphyrinogen -> uroporphyrinogen-III + H2Ogomodel:UROGENIIISYN-RXN | has_output | uroporphyrinogen III(8-)CHEBI:57308 |
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HEM1 ScerSGD:S000002640 | enables | glycine + succinyl-CoA + H+ -> CO2 + 5-aminolevulinate + coenzyme Agomodel:5-AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID-SYNTHASE-RXN |
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HEM3 ScerSGD:S000002364 | enables | 4 porphobilinogen + H2O -> 4 ammonium + preuroporphyrinogengomodel:OHMETHYLBILANESYN-RXN |
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HEM2 ScerSGD:S000003008 | enables | 2 5-aminolevulinate -> porphobilinogen + H+ + 2 H2Ogomodel:PORPHOBILSYNTH-RXN |
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preuroporphyrinogen -> uroporphyrinogen-III + H2Ogomodel:UROGENIIISYN-RXN | has_output | waterCHEBI:15377 |
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2 5-aminolevulinate -> porphobilinogen + H+ + 2 H2Ogomodel:PORPHOBILSYNTH-RXN | has_output | waterCHEBI:15377 |
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preuroporphyrinogen -> uroporphyrinogen-III + H2Ogomodel:UROGENIIISYN-RXN | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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glycine + succinyl-CoA + H+ -> CO2 + 5-aminolevulinate + coenzyme Agomodel:5-AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID-SYNTHASE-RXN | part_of | tetrapyrrole biosynthetic processGO:0033014 |
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2 5-aminolevulinate -> porphobilinogen + H+ + 2 H2Ogomodel:PORPHOBILSYNTH-RXN | has_output | porphobilinogen(1-)CHEBI:58126 |
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4 porphobilinogen + H2O -> 4 ammonium + preuroporphyrinogengomodel:OHMETHYLBILANESYN-RXN | has_input | porphobilinogen(1-)CHEBI:58126 |
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4 porphobilinogen + H2O -> 4 ammonium + preuroporphyrinogengomodel:OHMETHYLBILANESYN-RXN | has_output | ammoniumCHEBI:28938 |
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glycine + succinyl-CoA + H+ -> CO2 + 5-aminolevulinate + coenzyme Agomodel:5-AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID-SYNTHASE-RXN | has_input | hydronCHEBI:15378 |
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glycine + succinyl-CoA + H+ -> CO2 + 5-aminolevulinate + coenzyme Agomodel:5-AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID-SYNTHASE-RXN | has_input | succinyl-CoA(5-)CHEBI:57292 |
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glycine + succinyl-CoA + H+ -> CO2 + 5-aminolevulinate + coenzyme Agomodel:5-AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID-SYNTHASE-RXN | has_input | glycine zwitterionCHEBI:57305 |
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2 5-aminolevulinate -> porphobilinogen + H+ + 2 H2Ogomodel:PORPHOBILSYNTH-RXN | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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4 porphobilinogen + H2O -> 4 ammonium + preuroporphyrinogengomodel:OHMETHYLBILANESYN-RXN | part_of | tetrapyrrole biosynthetic processGO:0033014 |
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glycine + succinyl-CoA + H+ -> CO2 + 5-aminolevulinate + coenzyme Agomodel:5-AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID-SYNTHASE-RXN | has_output | coenzyme A(4-)CHEBI:57287 |
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4 porphobilinogen + H2O -> 4 ammonium + preuroporphyrinogengomodel:OHMETHYLBILANESYN-RXN | has_input | waterCHEBI:15377 |
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4 porphobilinogen + H2O -> 4 ammonium + preuroporphyrinogengomodel:OHMETHYLBILANESYN-RXN | has_output | preuroporphyrinogen(8-)CHEBI:57845 |
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HEM4 ScerSGD:S000005804 | enables | preuroporphyrinogen -> uroporphyrinogen-III + H2Ogomodel:UROGENIIISYN-RXN |
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2 5-aminolevulinate -> porphobilinogen + H+ + 2 H2Ogomodel:PORPHOBILSYNTH-RXN | part_of | tetrapyrrole biosynthetic processGO:0033014 |
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4 porphobilinogen + H2O -> 4 ammonium + preuroporphyrinogengomodel:OHMETHYLBILANESYN-RXN | occurs_in | cytosolGO:0005829 |
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preuroporphyrinogen -> uroporphyrinogen-III + H2Ogomodel:UROGENIIISYN-RXN | part_of | tetrapyrrole biosynthetic processGO:0033014 |
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preuroporphyrinogen -> uroporphyrinogen-III + H2Ogomodel:UROGENIIISYN-RXN | has_input | preuroporphyrinogen(8-)CHEBI:57845 |
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2 5-aminolevulinate -> porphobilinogen + H+ + 2 H2Ogomodel:PORPHOBILSYNTH-RXN | has_input | 5-ammoniolevulinateCHEBI:356416 |
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2 5-aminolevulinate -> porphobilinogen + H+ + 2 H2Ogomodel:PORPHOBILSYNTH-RXN | has_output | hydronCHEBI:15378 |
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HEM1 ScerSGD:S000002640 | located_in Physical protein location from reviewed UniProt. ECO:0000269 (PubMed:3023841); ECO:0000269 (PubMed:6381051) | mitochondrial matrixGO:0005759 |
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HEM1 ScerSGD:S000002640 | has_cofactor UniProtKB reviewed (Swiss-Prot) annotation. UniProt evidence: ECO:0000269 (PubMed:6381051) | pyridoxal 5'-phosphate(2-)CHEBI:597326 |
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HEM3 ScerSGD:S000002364 | has_cofactor UniProtKB reviewed (Swiss-Prot) annotation. Reviewed source qualification: The source describes a covalently attached cofactor moiety. Keep that bound-state qualification; no free cosubstrate consumption is inferred. UniProt evidence: not specified Binds 1 dipyrromethane group covalently. UniProt note evidence: ECO:0000305 (PubMed:1508149) | dipyrromethane cofactor(4-)CHEBI:60342 |
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HEM2 ScerSGD:S000003008 | has_cofactor UniProtKB reviewed (Swiss-Prot) annotation. UniProt evidence: ECO:0000269 (PubMed:10386874) Binds 1 zinc ion per monomer. UniProt note evidence: ECO:0000269 (PubMed:10386874) | zinc(2+)CHEBI:29105 |
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References
gomodel:YeastPathways_PWY3O-50SGD GO-CAM tetrapyrrole biosynthesis - imported from: Saccharomyces Genome Database (source version: Pinned Noctua JSON archive; model date 2023-12-14; member ./YeastPathways_PWY3O-50.json)UniProtKB:P09950Reviewed UniProtKB P09950 location annotations (source version: UniProt release 2026_03)UniProtKB:P28789UniProtKB P28789 cofactor annotations (source version: 2026_03)UniProtKB:P05373UniProtKB P05373 cofactor annotations (source version: 2026_03)
Curation history
- Codex; review-causal-graph; Reviewed every native GO-CAM fact; preserved precise input/output, causal, location, membership and complex-part relations with traceable structured source evidence. Kept distinct generic physical instances and recorded source-scope exclusions in the cohort review ledger.
- Codex
- EDIT — Audit causal activity compartments and preserve scoped protein location evidence
Reviewed all 4 activity location assignments and 4 mapped physical proteins against reviewed S288C UniProt release2026_03 location/function/caution batch SHA256 95f72dcc644358c480e0e59f996cf88533558b5fa4256460a030e0a1eaf9678d. Added 1 independently supported location edges and quarantined 1 generic cytosol source assertions. Mapped physical protein locations via exact SGD cross-references; retained source ECO grades, molecular form and conditional notes. Physical protein location alone never generates activity location. Explicitly inspected functional assertions support bounded activity projections. Every original activity location and exclusion is recorded in reports/causal_graph_review/gocam-location-review.json. No independent location annotation is treated as an evidence gap, not a negative result. Cytoplasm is not narrowed to cytosol. Microsome fractions are not projected as in-vivo organelles. Semantic validation passed all85 records;4 independent source-role acceptance tests passed.
- EDIT — Audit causal activity compartments and preserve scoped protein location evidence