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Term Name | phytosteroid biosynthetic process |
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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. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
GOC: | go_curators |
GOC: | mah |
ISBN: | 0471331309 |