Planteome: Term Details for "steroid" (CHEBI:35341)

Accession: CHEBI:35341
Name: steroid
Ontology
Synonyms: Steroid, steroids, a steroid
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Any of naturally occurring compounds and synthetic analogues, based on the cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene carbon skeleton, partially or completely hydrogenated; there are usually methyl groups at C-10 and C-13, and often an alkyl group at C-17. By extension, one or more bond scissions, ring expansions and/or ring contractions of the skeleton may have occurred. Natural steroids are derived biogenetically from squalene which is a triterpene. [source: unknown]
Comment: None
Subset: None
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subject	relation	object
steroid	is_a	lipid (CHEBI:18059)
steroid	is_a	organic polycyclic compound (CHEBI:51958)

subject	relation	object
hydroxy steroid (CHEBI:35350)	is_a	steroid

steroid