cholesterol biosynthetic process (Q14599306)
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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aliases GO:0006695
 cholesterol formation
 cholesterol synthesis
 cholesterol biosynthesis
 cholesterol anabolism
description 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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(P686) GO:0006695
(P2671) /g/12233fd_
(P2892) C0599474