Preferred Label : steroids;
IUPAC definition : Naturally occurring compounds and synthetic analogues, based on the cyclopenta[ i
a /i ]phenanthrene carbon skeleton, partially or completely hydrogenated; there are
usually methyl groups at C-10 and C-13, and often an alkyl group at C-17. By extension,
one or more bond scissions, ring expansions and/or ring contractions of the skeleton
may have occurred. Natural steroids are derived biogenetically from triterpenoids.;
Origin ID : S06005;
UMLS CUI : C0038317;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- sterides [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- See also
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Naturally occurring compounds and synthetic analogues, based on the cyclopenta[ i
a /i ]phenanthrene carbon skeleton, partially or completely hydrogenated; there are
usually methyl groups at C-10 and C-13, and often an alkyl group at C-17. By extension,
one or more bond scissions, ring expansions and/or ring contractions of the skeleton
may have occurred. Natural steroids are derived biogenetically from triterpenoids.
