aldosterone biosynthetic process
id: GO:0032342
name: aldosterone biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of aldosterone, a corticosteroid hormone that is produced by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex and regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006705 | mineralocorticoid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0032341 | aldosterone metabolic process |
