phytosteroid catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0016130

Synonyms

• phytosteroid breakdown
• phytosteroid catabolism
• phytosteroid degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phytosteroids, steroids 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.

References

Ontology

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