Term Name: steroid biosynthetic process
Synonyms: steroid anabolism, steroid biosynthesis, steroid formation, steroid synthesis, steroidogenesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus; includes de novo formation and steroid interconversion by modification.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006694]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: lipid biosynthetic process steroid metabolic process
has subtype: (17Z)-protosta-17(20),24-dien-3beta-ol biosynthetic process andrastin A biosynthetic process androst-4-ene-3,17-dione biosynthetic process bile acid biosynthetic process brexanolone biosynthetic process ecdysteroid biosynthetic process ergosteryl 3-beta-D-glucoside biosynthetic process helvolic acid biosynthetic process phytosteroid biosynthetic process steroid hormone biosynthetic process sterol biosynthetic process testosterone biosynthetic process vitamin D biosynthetic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of steroid biosynthetic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of steroid biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of steroid biosynthetic process