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Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a sterol, any steroid containing a hydroxy group in the 3 position, closely related to cholestan-3-ol. Interacting selectively and non-covalently with oxysterol, an oxidized form of cholesterol. Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a steroid, any of a large group of substances that have in common a ring system based on 1,2-cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: oxysterol binding
Acc: GO:0008142
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Interacting selectively and non-covalently with oxysterol, an oxidized form of cholesterol.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 38 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 38 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0008142 - oxysterol binding (interactive image map)
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