positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0090205

Synonyms

Definition

Any process that increases the rate, frequency, or extent of cholesterol metabolism, the chemical reactions and pathways involving cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: biological regulation positive regulation of small molecule metabolic process positive regulation of steroid metabolic process regulation of cholesterol metabolic process

biological regulation positive regulation of small molecule metabolic process positive regulation of steroid metabolic process regulation of cholesterol metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process

positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulates: cholesterol metabolic process

cholesterol metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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