ergosterol metabolic process
id: GO:0008204
name: ergosterol metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving ergosterol, (22E)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-beta-ol, a sterol found in ergot, yeast and moulds. It is the most important of the D provitamins and is converted to vitamin D2 on irradiation with UV light.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006696 | ergosterol biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0016125 | sterol metabolic process |
| GO:0016128 | phytosteroid metabolic process |
| GO:0044107 | cellular alcohol metabolic process |
