triglyceride metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006641

Synonyms

triacylglycerol metabolic process
triacylglycerol metabolism
triglyceride metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving triglyceride, any triester of glycerol. The three fatty acid residues may all be the same or differ in any permutation. Triglycerides are important components of plant oils, animal fats and animal plasma lipoproteins. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: acylglycerol metabolic process

acylglycerol metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: triglyceride acyl-chain remodeling triglyceride biosynthetic process triglyceride catabolic process triglyceride mobilization

triglyceride acyl-chain remodeling triglyceride biosynthetic process triglyceride catabolic process triglyceride mobilization Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of triglyceride metabolic process

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

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

regulation of triglyceride metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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