ether lipid biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0008611

Synonyms

• ether lipid anabolism
• ether lipid biosynthesis
• ether lipid formation
• ether lipid synthesis
• plasmalogen biosynthetic process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ether lipids, lipids that contain (normally) one lipid alcohol in ether linkage to one of the carbon atoms (normally C-1) of glycerol. (2)

References

Ontology

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