cholesterol metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0008203

Synonyms

cholesterol metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways 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. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: secondary alcohol metabolic process sterol metabolic process

secondary alcohol metabolic process sterol metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: cholesterol biosynthetic process cholesterol catabolic process cholesterol ester hydrolysis involved in cholesterol transport

cholesterol biosynthetic process cholesterol catabolic process cholesterol ester hydrolysis involved in cholesterol transport Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cholesterol metabolic process

negative regulation of cholesterol metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process

positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of cholesterol metabolic process

regulation of cholesterol metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes