The formation from simpler components of wax, which includes C16 and C18 fatty acids.

Catalysis of the reaction: cholesterol + reduced adrenal ferredoxin + O2 = pregnenolone + 4-methylpentanal + oxidized adrenal ferredoxin + H2O.

Catalysis of the reaction: a steroid + donor-H2 + O2 = 7-alpha-hydroxysteroid + H2O.

Catalysis of the reaction: octanoic acid + 2 S = lipoic acid + 2 H.

Polarized accumulation of cytoskeletal proteins (including F-actin) and regulatory proteins in a cell.

Enables the directed movement of beta-alanine, 3-aminopropanoic acid, into, out of, within or between cells.

The directed movement of beta-alanine, 3-aminopropanoic acid, into, out of, within or between cells.

The process by which the anatomical structures of branches are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. A branch is a division or offshoot from a main stem. Examples in animals would include blood vessels, nerves, lymphatics and other endothelial or epithelial tubes.

The chemical reactions involving a drug, a substance used in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of a disease; as used here antibiotic substances (see antibiotic metabolism) are considered to be drugs, even if not used in medical or veterinary practice.

The characteristic movement of immature neurons from germinal zones to specific positions where they will reside as they mature.

The self-renewing division of a stem cell. A stem cell is an undifferentiated cell, in the embryo or adult, that can undergo unlimited division and give rise to one or several different cell types.

The clustering and aggregation of lipid rafts at a single cellular pole during activation of particular cell types, such as lymphocytes.

Interacting selectively with Wnt-protein, a secreted growth factor involved in signaling.

The directed orientation of lymphocyte signaling molecules and associated lipid rafts towards a chemokine gradient or a contact point with an appropriate activating cell.

The chemical reactions involving vitamin E, tocopherol, which includes a series of eight structurally similar compounds. Alpha-tocopherol is the most active form in humans and is a powerful biological antioxidant.