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Category:GO:0008204 ! ergosterol metabolic process
name: ergosterol metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving ergosterol, (22E)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-beta-ol, a sterol found in ergot, yeast and moulds. It is the most important of the D provitamins and is converted to vitamin D2 on irradiation with UV light." [ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "ergosterol metabolism" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0016125 ! sterol metabolic process
is_a: GO:0016128 ! phytosteroid metabolic process
is_a: GO:1902652 ! secondary alcohol metabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0008204</GOterm>
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