cholesterol biosynthetic process (Q15062)
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.
- GO:0006695
- cholesterol formation
- cholesterol synthesis
- cholesterol biosynthesis
- cholesterol anabolism
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| English | 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. |
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