cholesterol catabolic process

Term Information

Accession
GO:0006707
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
exact: cholesterol breakdown
exact: cholesterol catabolism
exact: cholesterol degradation
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]
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