Term Information

Accession
GO:0034650
Name
cortisol metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
cortisol metabolism
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving cortisol, the steroid hormone 11-beta-17,21-trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione. Cortisol is synthesized from cholesterol in the adrenal gland and controls carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism and has anti-inflammatory properties. Source: GOC:BHF, GOC:mah, GOC:rl
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0034650 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of cortisol metabolic process (GO:0034650)
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cortisol metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  tertiary alcohol metabolic process (GO:1902644)
cortisol metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  glucocorticoid metabolic process (GO:0008211)
cortisol metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular ketone metabolic process (GO:0042180)
cortisol metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  olefinic compound metabolic process (GO:0120254)
cortisol metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  primary alcohol metabolic process (GO:0034308)
Children of cortisol metabolic process (GO:0034650)
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cortisol biosynthetic process (GO:0034651) [is_a relation] is_a  cortisol metabolic process
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