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
farnesol biosynthetic process
ferulate biosynthetic process
funalenone biosynthetic process
geraniol biosynthetic process
glycolate biosynthetic process +
glycyrrhetinate biosynthetic process
helvolic acid 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 +
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
vomitoxin biosynthetic process
xanthone-containing compound biosynthetic process +