Term Name: sterol metabolic process
Synonyms: sterol metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving sterols, steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016125]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: steroid metabolic process
has subtype: cholesterol metabolic process ecdysone metabolic process ergosterol metabolic process sterol biosynthetic process sterol catabolic process zymosterol metabolic process