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ChEBI
steroid
- Term ID
- CHEBI:35341
- Synonyms
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- a steroid
- Steroid
- steroids
- 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.
- References
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- KEGG:C00377
- MetaCyc:Steroids
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- is a type of
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- has subtype
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from steroid
Phenotype where environments contain steroid
Phenotype modified by environments containing steroid
Human Disease / Model Data