cholesterol binding

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GO:0015485
Ontology
molecular function
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Definition
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with 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:jl, ISBN:0198506732]
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