The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cortisol, the steroid hormone 11-beta-17,21-trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione. Cortisol is synthesized from cholesterol in the adrenal gland and controls carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism and has anti-inflammatory properties.
cspyrone B1 biosynthetic process
DIF-1 biosynthetic process
ecdysteroid biosynthetic process +
ecgonone methyl ester biosynthetic process
epothilone biosynthetic process
ethanol biosynthetic process
ethanolamine biosynthetic process
eugenol biosynthetic process
farnesol biosynthetic process
ferulate biosynthetic process
funalenone biosynthetic process
geraniol biosynthetic process
glycolate biosynthetic process +
glycyrrhetinate biosynthetic process
helvolic acid biosynthetic process +
ilicicolin H biosynthetic process
isobutanol biosynthetic process
isopentenol biosynthetic process
kojic acid biosynthetic process +
methanol biosynthetic process
methylglyoxal biosynthetic process
monodictyphenone biosynthetic process +
naphtho-gamma-pyrone biosynthetic process +
negative regulation of glucocorticoid biosynthetic process +
neosartoricin biosynthetic process +
novofumigatonin biosynthetic process
octanol biosynthetic process
olefin biosynthetic process +
paraherquonin biosynthetic process
paxilline biosynthetic process
phytol biosynthetic process +
positive regulation of glucocorticoid biosynthetic process +
prenol biosynthetic process
progesterone biosynthetic process +
quinone biosynthetic process +
regulation of glucocorticoid biosynthetic process +
regulation of ketone biosynthetic process +
rhizobactin 1021 biosynthetic process
shamixanthone biosynthetic process
sinapate biosynthetic process
stilbene biosynthetic process
tensidol A biosynthetic process +
tensidol B biosynthetic process +
terrequinone A biosynthetic process +
testosterone biosynthetic process +
tetracenomycin C biosynthetic process
tetracycline biosynthetic process
thiamine biosynthetic process +
undecan-2-one biosynthetic process
vindoline biosynthetic process
viridicatumtoxin biosynthetic process
vomitoxin biosynthetic process
xanthone-containing compound biosynthetic process +