steroid biosynthetic process
id: GO:0006694
name: steroid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus; includes de novo formation and steroid interconversion by modification.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006699 | bile acid biosynthetic process |
GO:0006700 | C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process |
GO:0006702 | androgen biosynthetic process |
GO:0006703 | estrogen biosynthetic process |
GO:0016126 | sterol biosynthetic process |
GO:0016129 | phytosteroid biosynthetic process |
GO:0042368 | vitamin D biosynthetic process |
GO:0045456 | ecdysteroid biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0008202 | steroid metabolic process |
GO:0008610 | lipid biosynthetic process |