cholesterol binding

Term ID

GO:0015485

Synonyms

Definition

Binding to cholesterol (cholest-5-en-3-beta-ol); the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: alcohol binding sterol binding

alcohol binding sterol binding Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_part: cholesterol transfer activity

cholesterol transfer activity Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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