lipid metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006629

Synonyms

lipid metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. Includes fatty acids; neutral fats, other fatty-acid esters, and soaps; long-chain (fatty) alcohols and waxes; sphingoids and other long-chain bases; glycolipids, phospholipids and sphingolipids; and carotenes, polyprenols, sterols, terpenes and other isoprenoids.

References

Wikipedia:Lipid_metabolism

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: organic substance metabolic process primary metabolic process

organic substance metabolic process primary metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: cellular lipid metabolic process emericellamide metabolic process fatty acid derivative metabolic process lipid biosynthetic process lipid catabolic process ... Show All 7 Terms

cellular lipid metabolic process emericellamide metabolic process fatty acid derivative metabolic process lipid biosynthetic process lipid catabolic process liposaccharide metabolic process steroid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of lipid metabolic process

negative regulation of lipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of lipid metabolic process

positive regulation of lipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of lipid metabolic process

regulation of lipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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