The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of aldosterone, a corticosteroid hormone that is produced by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex and regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16527843 ]
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- primary alcohol biosynthetic process
- mineralocorticoid biosynthetic process
- aldehyde biosynthetic process
- C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process
- olefinic compound biosynthetic process
- aldosterone metabolic process
- ketone biosynthetic process
- biosynthetic process
- has primary output some aldosterone