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

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: steroid metabolic process

steroid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: brassinosteroid metabolic process ergosterol metabolic process phytosteroid biosynthetic process phytosteroid catabolic process

brassinosteroid metabolic process ergosterol metabolic process phytosteroid biosynthetic process phytosteroid catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes