Term Information

Accession
GO:0008211
Name
glucocorticoid metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
glucocorticoid metabolism, glucocorticosteroid metabolic process, glucocorticosteroid metabolism
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucocorticoids, hormonal C21 corticosteroids synthesized from cholesterol. Glucocorticoids act primarily on carbohydrate and protein metabolism, and have anti-inflammatory effects. Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0008211 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of glucocorticoid metabolic process (GO:0008211)
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glucocorticoid metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  steroid metabolic process (GO:0008202)
Children of glucocorticoid metabolic process (GO:0008211)
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glucocorticoid biosynthetic process (GO:0006704) [is_a relation] is_a  glucocorticoid metabolic process
glucocorticoid catabolic process (GO:0006713) [is_a relation] is_a  glucocorticoid metabolic process
regulation of glucocorticoid metabolic process (GO:0031943) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  glucocorticoid metabolic process
negative regulation of glucocorticoid metabolic process (GO:0031944) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  glucocorticoid metabolic process
positive regulation of glucocorticoid metabolic process (GO:0031945) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  glucocorticoid metabolic process
cortisol metabolic process (GO:0034650) [is_a relation] is_a  glucocorticoid metabolic process
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