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Term:
cholesterol biosynthetic process (GO:0006695)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
cholesterol metabolic process  +
sterol biosynthetic process  +
cholesterol biosynthetic process  +  
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation 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.
cholesterol catabolic process  
cholesterol ester hydrolysis involved in cholesterol transport
ecdysone biosynthetic process
ergosterol biosynthetic process  +  
negative regulation of cholesterol metabolic process  +  
peptidyl-glycine cholesteryl ester biosynthesis from peptidyl-glycine
positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process  +  
regulation of cholesterol metabolic process  +  
zymosterol biosynthetic process
cholesterol biosynthetic process via 24,25-dihydrolanosterol  
cholesterol biosynthetic process via desmosterol
cholesterol biosynthetic process via lathosterol  
negative regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process  
positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process  
regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process  +  

Synonyms
exact_synonym: cholesterol anabolism ;   cholesterol biosynthesis ;   cholesterol formation ;   cholesterol synthesis
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