Term Name: regulation of fatty acid metabolic process
Synonyms: regulation of fatty acid metabolism
Definition: Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019217]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: biological regulation regulation of ketone metabolic process regulation of lipid metabolic process regulation of small molecule metabolic process
has subtype: negative regulation of fatty acid metabolic process positive regulation of fatty acid metabolic process regulation of acyl-CoA biosynthetic process regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butanol regulation of fatty acid biosynthetic process regulation of fatty acid oxidation regulation of jasmonic acid metabolic process regulation of methane biosynthetic process from 3-(methylthio)propionic acid regulation of palmitic acid catabolic process
regulates: fatty acid metabolic process