Term Name: steroid metabolic process
Synonyms: steroid metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0008202]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: lipid metabolic process
has subtype: (17Z)-protosta-17(20),24-dien-3beta-ol metabolic process (25S)-Delta(4)-dafachronate metabolic process (25S)-Delta(7)-dafachronate metabolic process androgen metabolic process bile acid metabolic process brexanolone metabolic process C21-steroid hormone metabolic process ecdysteroid metabolic process ergosteryl 3-beta-D-glucoside metabolic process estrogen metabolic process glucocorticoid metabolic process helvolic acid metabolic process mineralocorticoid metabolic process phytosteroid metabolic process steroid biosynthetic process steroid catabolic process sterol metabolic process vitamin D metabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of steroid metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of steroid metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of steroid metabolic process