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GO:0006694
Name
steroid biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
steroid anabolism, steroid biosynthesis, steroid formation, steroid synthesis, steroidogenesis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
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. Source: GOC:go_curators
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History
See term history for GO:0006694 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
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Parents of steroid biosynthetic process (GO:0006694)
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steroid biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  steroid metabolic process (GO:0008202)
steroid biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process (GO:1901362)
steroid biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  steroid (CHEBI:35341)
steroid biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  lipid biosynthetic process (GO:0008610)
Children of steroid biosynthetic process (GO:0006694)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
testosterone biosynthetic process (GO:0061370) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
vitamin D biosynthetic process (GO:0042368) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
positive regulation of steroid biosynthetic process (GO:0010893) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  steroid biosynthetic process
interrenal gland (UBERON:0006856) [RO:0002215 relation] RO:0002215  steroid biosynthetic process
androst-4-ene-3,17-dione biosynthetic process (GO:1903449) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
ecdysteroid biosynthetic process (GO:0045456) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
sterol biosynthetic process (GO:0016126) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
ergosteryl 3-beta-D-glucoside biosynthetic process (GO:1904463) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
brexanolone biosynthetic process (GO:0062174) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
negative regulation of steroid biosynthetic process (GO:0010894) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  steroid biosynthetic process
phytosteroid biosynthetic process (GO:0016129) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
helvolic acid biosynthetic process (GO:1900812) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
(17Z)-protosta-17(20),24-dien-3beta-ol biosynthetic process (GO:1900581) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
regulation of steroid biosynthetic process (GO:0050810) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  steroid biosynthetic process
steroid hormone biosynthetic process (GO:0120178) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
bile acid biosynthetic process (GO:0006699) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process
andrastin A biosynthetic process (GO:0140876) [is_a relation] is_a  steroid biosynthetic process