Term Name: phosphatidylcholine metabolic process
Synonyms: phosphatidylcholine metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphatidylcholines, any of a class of glycerophospholipids in which the phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of choline. They are important constituents of cell membranes.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046470]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glycerophospholipid metabolic process
has subtype: 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine metabolic process phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process phosphatidylcholine catabolic process phosphatidylethanolamine acyl-chain remodeling
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of phosphatidylcholine metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of phosphatidylcholine metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of phosphatidylcholine metabolic process