Term Name: glycolipid metabolic process
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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006664]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: liposaccharide metabolic process membrane lipid metabolic process
has subtype: 4-amino-4-deoxy-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl undecaprenyl phosphate metabolic process beta-L-Ara4N-lipid A metabolic process galactolipid metabolic process GDP-alpha-D-mannosylchitobiosyldiphosphodolichol metabolic process glycolipid biosynthetic process glycolipid catabolic process glycosphingolipid metabolic process GPI anchor metabolic process Kdo2-lipid A metabolic process lipid A metabolic process polyacyltrehalose metabolic process sophorosyloxydocosanoate metabolic process