Term Name: | phytosteroid metabolic process |
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Synonyms: | phytosteroid metabolism |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving phytosteroids, steroids of higher plants 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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0016128] QuickGO AmiGO |