FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term ecdysteroid biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0045456 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ecdysteroids, a group of polyhydroxylated ketosteroids which initiate post-embryonic development.
Also Known As "ecdysteroid anabolism" ; "ecdysteroid biosynthesis" ; "ecdysteroid formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       6
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 ecdysteroid biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       6
     acts_upstream_of | ecdysteroid biosynthetic process       3
     involved_in | ecdysteroid biosynthetic process       3
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instar larval or pupal development
 |__ecdysteroid metabolic process____
steroid metabolic process            |
 |__steroid biosynthetic process_____|
 |__ecdysteroid metabolic process____|
lipid biosynthetic process           |
 |__steroid biosynthetic process_____|
biosynthetic process                 |
 |__hormone biosynthetic process_____|
ketone metabolic process             |
 |__ketone biosynthetic process______|
 |__ecdysteroid metabolic process____|
hormone metabolic process            |
 |__hormone biosynthetic process_____|
 |__ecdysteroid metabolic process____|
small molecule biosynthetic process  |
 |__ketone biosynthetic process______|
                                     ecdysteroid biosynthetic process  24 rec.
                                      |__ecdysone biosynthetic process 12 rec.
                                      |__regulation of ecdysteroid biosynthetic process 6 rec.
                                          |__negative regulation of ecdysteroid biosynthetic process
                                          |__positive regulation of ecdysteroid biosynthetic process 6 rec.
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Is a steroid biosynthetic process
ketone biosynthetic process
hormone biosynthetic process
ecdysteroid metabolic process
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  • "ecdysteroid anabolism" EXACT
    "ecdysteroid biosynthesis" EXACT
    "ecdysteroid formation" EXACT
    "ecdysteroid synthesis" EXACT
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