Synonyms: terpenoid anabolism, terpenoid biosynthesis, terpenoid formation, terpenoid synthesis

Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of terpenoids, any member of a class of compounds characterized by an isoprenoid chemical structure.

Parent Classes	GO:0006721 - terpenoid metabolic process GO:0008299 - isoprenoid biosynthetic process
Child Classes	GO:0016104 - triterpenoid biosynthetic process (1) GO:0016109 - tetraterpenoid biosynthetic process (2) GO:0045337 - farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process (1) GO:0051483 - terpenoid biosynthetic process, mevalonate-independent
Parts	GO:0010142 - farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway (1)
Term Members	2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate cytidylyltransferase, nonmevalonate isoprenoid pathway (ispD) 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl 4-diphosphate reductase (ispH) 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (dxr) 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase (ispF) 1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate synthase (dxs) 4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl diphosphate synthase (1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl 4-diphosphate synthase) (ispG) 4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol kinase (ispE)

Unification Links
GO	0016114
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Wikipedia Related-To	Terpenoid

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