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Steroid

A steroid is an organic compound with four fused rings (designated A, B, C, and D) arranged in a specific molecular configuration.

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Structure

Nomenclature

Species distribution

Types

Biological significance

Biosynthesis and metabolism

Catabolism and excretion

Isolation, structure determination, and methods of analysis

Chemical synthesis

Research awards

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Steroid

Nodes287
Edges286
Triples178
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006969
Components1

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Steroid

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related to By function · 21
Steroid → Aldosterone, Androgens, Control, Corticosteroids, Cortisol, Derived, Essential, Estradiol, Estrogens, Glucocorticoids, Involved, Key, Mineralocorticoids, Produced, Progesterone, Progestogens, Promote, Sex, Steroids, Testosterone
related to Research awards · 20
Steroid → Adolf Butenandt, Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, Chemistry, Constitution, Derek Barton, Development, Edward Calvin Kendall, Heinrich Otto Wieland, In, Isolation, Leopold Ružička, Medicine, Nobel Prizes, Odd Hassel, Philip Hench, Physiology, Robert Burns Woodward, Structure, Tadeus Reichstein, Vladimir Prelog
related to Naming convention · 15
Steroid → Almost, Cahn, If, In, Ingold, OH, Prelog, R/S, Some, Steroids, The, The Nomenclature, The R/S, There, These
related to Alternative pathways · 13
Steroid → DHT, DMAPP, During, For, Hydroxyprogesterone, Hydroxysteroid, In, IPP, Lyase, MEP, OHP, P450, Reductase
related to Steroidogenesis · 13
Steroid → CNS, Cortisol, DHEA, DHEAS, Estradiol, Human, P450scc, Progestogens, Some, Steroidogenesis, Stromal, The, This
related to Rings and functional groups · 9
Steroid → A-ring, Ancient Greek, C-17, C-21, Gonane, Isomerisation, Steroids, The, When
related to Fungal · 8
Steroid → All, ERG3, ERG6, Ergosterol, Fungal, Fungi, Oxygen, Various
related to Animal · 7
Steroid → Anabolic, Animal, Corticosteroids, In, Sex, These, Vertebrate
related to Biosynthesis and metabolism · 7
Steroid → Both, CoA, DMAPP, In, IPP, Lanosterol, The
related to Mevalonate pathway · 7
Steroid → CoA, DMAPP, Here, HMG-CoA, IPP, Lanosterol, The

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steroids cholesterol lanosterol carbon atom testosterone hormones progesterone two include structure groups ring ergosterol squalene synthesis number rings plants example

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Steroidis aorganic compound with four fused rings0.90text
cholesterolinstance ofsterols0.80text
lanosterol have a hydroxyl group attached at position C-3instance ofsterols0.80text
while testosteroneinstance ofsterols0.80text
progesterone have a carbonylinstance ofsterols0.80text
ecdysteroneinstance ofthe latter including ecdysteroids0.80text
muscle massinstance ofwhich drives spermatogenesis and the growth of male secondary sex characteristics0.80text
facial hair.Estrogensinstance ofwhich drives spermatogenesis and the growth of male secondary sex characteristics0.80text
cholesterol decrease membrane fluidityinstance ofSteroids0.80text
cholesterolinstance ofThese modifications are performed using conventional organic synthesis and/or biotransformation techniques.PrecursorsSemisynthesisThe semisynthesis of steroids often begins from…0.80text
phytosterolsinstance ofThese modifications are performed using conventional organic synthesis and/or biotransformation techniques.PrecursorsSemisynthesisThe semisynthesis of steroids often begins from…0.80text
or sapogeninsinstance ofThese modifications are performed using conventional organic synthesis and/or biotransformation techniques.PrecursorsSemisynthesisThe semisynthesis of steroids often begins from…0.80text

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