GO biological process ontology term - GO:0008204 - ergosterol metabolic process
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0008204
- Name
- ergosterol metabolic process
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- 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.
