positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process
id: GO:0090205
name: positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0045542 | positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0045940 | positive regulation of steroid metabolic process |
| GO:0090181 | regulation of cholesterol metabolic process |
