sterol metabolic process (GO:0016125)

The chemical reactions and pathways involving sterols, steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule.

Specific

cholesterol metabolic process (GO:0008203) ecdysone metabolic process (GO:0008205) ergosterol metabolic process (GO:0008204) sterol acetylation (GO:0034209) sterol biosynthetic process (GO:0016126) sterol catabolic process (GO:0016127) sterol deacetylation (GO:0034210) zymosterol metabolic process (GO:0036196)

General

steroid metabolic process (GO:0008202) alcohol metabolic process (GO:0006066)

References

gene ontology: GO:0016125