mineralocorticoid biosynthetic process
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006705
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mineralocorticoids, hormonal C21 corticosteroids synthesized from cholesterol. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0198506732&isbn=1/ ]
Synonyms: mineralocorticoid anabolism, mineralocorticoid formation, mineralocorticoid synthesis, mineralocorticoid biosynthesis
Term info
biological_process
GO:0006705
Term relations
- hormone biosynthetic process
- mineralocorticoid metabolic process
- steroid hormone biosynthetic process
- has primary output some mineralocorticoid