Term Information

Accession
GO:0006696
Name
ergosterol biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
ergosterol anabolism, ergosterol biosynthesis, ergosterol formation, ergosterol synthesis
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ergosterol, (22E)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-beta-ol, a sterol found in ergot, yeast and moulds. Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0006696 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of ergosterol biosynthetic process (GO:0006696)
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ergosterol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  sterol biosynthetic process (GO:0016126)
ergosterol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  ergosterol metabolic process (GO:0008204)
ergosterol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  phytosteroid biosynthetic process (GO:0016129)
ergosterol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  secondary alcohol biosynthetic process (GO:1902653)
ergosterol biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular lipid biosynthetic process (GO:0097384)
Children of ergosterol biosynthetic process (GO:0006696)
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regulation of ergosterol biosynthetic process (GO:0032443) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  ergosterol biosynthetic process
negative regulation of ergosterol biosynthetic process (GO:0010895) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  ergosterol biosynthetic process
positive regulation of ergosterol biosynthetic process (GO:0070452) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  ergosterol biosynthetic process
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