| id | GO:0006707 Detailed information
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| name | cholesterol catabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "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." [GOC:ai]
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| synonym | "cholesterol breakdown" EXACT []
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| synonym | "cholesterol catabolism" EXACT []
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| synonym | "cholesterol degradation" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0008203 ! cholesterol metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0016127 ! sterol catabolic process
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