ecdysteroid biosynthetic process
id: GO:0045456
name: ecdysteroid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ecdysteroids, a group of polyhydroxylated ketosteroids which initiate post-embryonic development.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006697 | ecdysone biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006694 | steroid biosynthetic process |
GO:0042181 | ketone biosynthetic process |
GO:0042446 | hormone biosynthetic process |
GO:0045455 | ecdysteroid metabolic process |