cholesterol catabolic process
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.
GO:0008203
cholesterol metabolic process
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GO:0016127
sterol catabolic process
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GO:0046164
alcohol catabolic process
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cholesterol breakdown
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cholesterol catabolism
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cholesterol degradation
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