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GO_term: GO:0008203
| GO:0008203 | Definition | The chemical reactions and physical changes involving cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones. It is a component of the plasma membrane lipid bilayer and of plasma lipoproteins and can be found in all animal tissues. | |
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| The chemical reactions involving cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones. It is a component of the plasma membrane lipid bilayer and of plasma lipoproteins and can be found in all animal tissues. | |||
| Term | cholesterol metabolism | ||
| Type | Biological_process | ||
| Child | Instance | GO:0006695 | |
| GO:0006707 | |||
| GO:0019708 | |||
| Parent | Instance_of | GO:0016125 | |
| Attributes_of | Motif | INTERPRO:IPR010468 | |
| Gene | C46C11.1 | ||
| CDS | C46C11.1 | ||
| Index | Ancestor (36) | ||
| Descendent (7) |
