Term Information

Accession
GO:0006707
Name
cholesterol catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
cholesterol breakdown, cholesterol catabolism, cholesterol degradation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones. Source: GOC:ai
Comment
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History
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Subset
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Parents of cholesterol catabolic process (GO:0006707)
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cholesterol catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cholesterol metabolic process (GO:0008203)
cholesterol catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  sterol catabolic process (GO:0016127)
cholesterol catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  alcohol catabolic process (GO:0046164)

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