Term Name: phosphatidylinositol metabolic process
Synonyms: phosphatidylinositol metabolism, phosphoinositide metabolic process, phosphoinositide metabolism, PtdIns metabolic process, PtdIns metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphatidylinositol, any glycophospholipid in which a sn-glycerol 3-phosphate residue is esterified to the 1-hydroxyl group of 1D-myo-inositol.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046488]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glycerophospholipid metabolic process
has subtype: 1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 3,5-bisphosphate metabolic process 1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate metabolic process GPI anchor metabolic process phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate metabolic process phosphatidylinositol acyl-chain remodeling phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process phosphatidylinositol catabolic process phosphatidylinositol dephosphorylation