FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

sterol biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0016126 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sterols, steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule.

Also Known As

"sterol anabolism" ; "sterol biosynthesis" ; "sterol formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
sterol biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| sterol biosynthetic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

steroid metabolic process
 |__steroid biosynthetic process__
 |__sterol metabolic process______|
lipid biosynthetic process        |
 |__steroid biosynthetic process__|
                                  sterol biosynthetic process  21 rec.
                                   |__cholesterol biosynthetic process 3 rec.
                                   |   |__regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                   |__ecdysone biosynthetic process 12 rec.
                                   |__ergosterol biosynthetic process
                                   |   |__regulation of ergosterol biosynthetic process(+)
                                   |__regulation of sterol biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                   |   |__negative regulation of sterol biosynthetic process(+)
                                   |   |__positive regulation of sterol biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                   |   |__regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                   |   |__regulation of ergosterol biosynthetic process(+)
                                   |__zymosterol biosynthetic process

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Is a	steroid biosynthetic process sterol metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"sterol anabolism" EXACT "sterol biosynthesis" EXACT "sterol formation" EXACT "sterol synthesis" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	MetaCyc:PWY-2541