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E.g., flower or TO:0000303.
E.g., d1 or waxy.

expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "phytosteroid biosynthetic process" (GO:0016129)
Term Name phytosteroid biosynthetic process
Term Accession GO:0016129
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (4) phytosteroid anabolism, phytosteroid biosynthesis, phytosteroid formation, phytosteroid synthesis
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phytosteroids, steroids that differ from animal steroids in having substitutions at C24 and/or a double bond at C22. Phytosteroids are so named because they occur in higher plants; some, notably ergosterol, are also found in fungi.
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