Term Name: positive regulation of lipid catabolic process
Synonyms: activation of lipid catabolic process, positive regulation of lipid breakdown, positive regulation of lipid catabolism, positive regulation of lipid degradation, stimulation of lipid catabolic process, up regulation of lipid catabolic process, up-regulation of lipid catabolic process, upregulation of lipid catabolic process
Definition: Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lipids.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0050996]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: biological regulation positive regulation of catabolic process positive regulation of lipid metabolic process regulation of lipid catabolic process
has subtype: positive regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butanol positive regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butyrate positive regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation positive regulation of glucocorticoid catabolic process positive regulation of glucosylceramide catabolic process positive regulation of juvenile hormone catabolic process positive regulation of palmitic acid catabolic process positive regulation of phospholipid catabolic process positive regulation of prostaglandin catabolic process positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process
positively regulates: lipid catabolic process