cholesterol metabolic process
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.
GO:0016125
sterol metabolic process
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GO:1902652
secondary alcohol metabolic process
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cholesterol metabolism
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