FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term vitamin D biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0042368 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of vitamin D, any of a group of related, fat-soluble compounds that are derived from delta-5,7 steroids and play a central role in calcium metabolism. Specific forms of vitamin D include calciferol (ergocalciferol; vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (calciol; vitamin D3).[ ISBN:0471331309 ]
Also Known As "vitamin D anabolism" ; "vitamin D biosynthesis" ; "vitamin D formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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steroid metabolic process
 |__steroid biosynthetic process______________
 |__vitamin D metabolic process_______________|
lipid biosynthetic process                    |
 |__steroid biosynthetic process______________|
vitamin biosynthetic process                  |
 |__fat-soluble vitamin biosynthetic process__|
                                              vitamin D biosynthetic process
                                               |__calcitriol biosynthetic process from calciol
                                               |__regulation of vitamin D biosynthetic process
                                               |   |__negative regulation of vitamin D biosynthetic process
                                               |   |__positive regulation of vitamin D biosynthetic process
                                               |__vitamin D3 biosynthetic process
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Is a steroid biosynthetic process
vitamin D metabolic process
fat-soluble vitamin biosynthetic process
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Synonyms
  • "calciferol biosynthesis" NARROW
    "calciferol biosynthetic process" NARROW
    "cholecalciferol biosynthesis" NARROW
    "cholecalciferol biosynthetic process" NARROW
    "ergocalciferol biosynthesis" NARROW
    "ergocalciferol biosynthetic process" NARROW
    "vitamin D anabolism" EXACT
    "vitamin D biosynthesis" EXACT
    "vitamin D formation" EXACT
    "vitamin D synthesis" EXACT
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