| id | GO:0008203 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | cholesterol metabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "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] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0016125 ! sterol metabolic process |
| DPOGS206593 | 4.8e-113 |
| DPOGS206592 | 1.2e-08 |