Molecular Function
steroid biosynthesis
ste·roid bi·o·syn·the·sis
Definitions related to steroid biosynthesis:
  • Anabolic formation of steroid compounds in organisms, living cells, or by subcellular fractions.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (steroid biosynthetic process) 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.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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