National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Steroid Compound

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C843

ALT_DEFINITION

Any of a group of lipids (fats) that have a certain chemical structure. Steroids occur naturally in plants and animals or they may be made in the laboratory. Examples of steroids include sex hormones, cholesterol, bile acids, and some drugs.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:35341

code

C843

DEFINITION

Compounds possessing the skeleton of cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene or a skeleton derived therefrom by one or more bond scissions or ring expansions or contractions. Methyl groups are normally present at C-10 and C-13. An alkyl side chain may also be present at C-17. They include cholesterol, numerous hormones, precursors of certain vitamins, bile acids, alcohols (STEROLS), and certain natural drugs and poisons.

FULL_SYN

Steroid

Steroids

label

Steroid Compound

Legacy_Concept_Name

Steroid_Compound

Preferred_Name

Steroid Compound

prefixIRI

C843

prefLabel

Steroid Compound

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Chemical Viewed Structurally

UMLS_CUI

C0038317

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C616

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