estrogen biosynthetic process

id: GO:0006703
name: estrogen biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of estrogens, C18 steroid hormones that can stimulate the development of female sexual characteristics. Also found in plants.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0006694steroid biosynthetic process
GO:0008210estrogen metabolic process
GO:0042446hormone biosynthetic process
GO:0044249cellular biosynthetic process