FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

cholesterol metabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0008203 (Gene Ontology)

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.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"cholesterol metabolism"

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
cholesterol metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| cholesterol metabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

alcohol metabolic process
 |__secondary alcohol metabolic process__
steroid metabolic process                |
 |__sterol metabolic process_____________|
                                         cholesterol metabolic process  6 rec.
                                          |__cholesterol biosynthetic process 3 rec.
                                          |   |__regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.
                                          |__cholesterol catabolic process
                                          |__cholesterol ester hydrolysis involved in cholesterol transport
                                          |__regulation of cholesterol metabolic process 1 rec.
                                              |__negative regulation of cholesterol metabolic process(+)
                                              |__positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                              |__regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process(+) 1 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	sterol metabolic process secondary alcohol metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"cholesterol metabolism" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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