Term Name: glycerophospholipid metabolic process
Synonyms: alpha-glycerophosphate pathway, glycerophospholipid metabolism, phosphoglyceride metabolic process, phosphoglyceride metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycerophospholipids, any derivative of glycerophosphate that contains at least one O-acyl, O-alkyl, or O-alkenyl group attached to the glycerol residue.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006650]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: glycerolipid metabolic process phospholipid metabolic process
has subtype: CDP-diacylglycerol metabolic process glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process glycerophospholipid catabolic process lysobisphosphatidic acid metabolic process phosphatidic acid metabolic process phosphatidylcholine metabolic process phosphatidylethanolamine metabolic process phosphatidylglycerol metabolic process phosphatidylinositol metabolic process phosphatidylserine metabolic process platelet activating factor metabolic process