FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term ecdysone biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006697 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ecdysone, (22R)-2-beta,3-beta,14,22,25-pentahydroxycholest-7-en-6-one, an ecdysteroid found in insects.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "ecdysone anabolism" ; "ecdysone biosynthesis" ; "ecdysone formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      12
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 ecdysone biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      12
     involved_in | ecdysone biosynthetic process      12
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steroid biosynthetic process
 |__sterol biosynthetic process_____________
 |__ecdysteroid biosynthetic process________|
sterol metabolic process                    |
 |__ecdysone metabolic process______________|
 |__sterol biosynthetic process_____________|
ketone biosynthetic process                 |
 |__ecdysteroid biosynthetic process________|
hormone biosynthetic process                |
 |__ecdysteroid biosynthetic process________|
ecdysteroid metabolic process               |
 |__ecdysone metabolic process______________|
 |__ecdysteroid biosynthetic process________|
alcohol biosynthetic process                |
 |__secondary alcohol biosynthetic process__|
secondary alcohol metabolic process         |
 |__ecdysone metabolic process______________|
 |__secondary alcohol biosynthetic process__|
                                            ecdysone biosynthetic process  12 rec.
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Is a ecdysone metabolic process
sterol biosynthetic process
ecdysteroid biosynthetic process
secondary alcohol biosynthetic process
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  • "ecdysone anabolism" EXACT
    "ecdysone biosynthesis" EXACT
    "ecdysone formation" EXACT
    "ecdysone synthesis" EXACT
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