FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sterol catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0016127 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of sterols, steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule.
Also Known As "sterol breakdown" ; "sterol catabolism" ; "sterol degradation"
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steroid metabolic process
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lipid catabolic process        |
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                               sterol catabolic process
                                |__cholesterol catabolic process
                                |__ecdysone catabolic process
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sterol metabolic process
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  • "sterol breakdown" EXACT
    "sterol catabolism" EXACT
    "sterol degradation" EXACT
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