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GO: Biological Process

glycolipid metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0006664
Synonyms
  • glycolipid metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycolipids, a class of 1,2-di-O-acylglycerols joined at oxygen 3 by a glycosidic linkage to a carbohydrate part (usually a mono-, di- or tri-saccharide). Some substances classified as bacterial glycolipids have the sugar group acylated by one or more fatty acids and the glycerol group may be absent. 0198547684
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Ontology
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