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GO: Biological Process

phytosteroid metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0016128
Synonyms
  • phytosteroid metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving phytosteroids, steroids of higher plants that differ from animal steroids in having substitutions at C24 and/or a double bond at C22. Phytosteroids are so named because they occur in higher plants; some, notably ergosterol, are also found in fungi. 0198547684
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