regulation of cholesterol metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0090181

Synonyms

Definition

Any process that modulates the rate, frequency, or extent of cholesterol metabolism, 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.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: biological regulation regulation of small molecule metabolic process regulation of steroid metabolic process

biological regulation regulation of small molecule metabolic process regulation of steroid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: negative regulation of cholesterol metabolic process positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process

negative regulation of cholesterol metabolic process positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
regulates: cholesterol metabolic process

cholesterol metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes