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Category:GO:0006707 ! cholesterol catabolic process
name: cholesterol catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
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]
synonym: "cholesterol breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "cholesterol catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "cholesterol degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0008203 ! cholesterol metabolic process
is_a: GO:0016127 ! sterol catabolic process
is_a: GO:0046164 ! alcohol catabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0006707</GOterm>
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