Term Name: | ether lipid metabolic process |
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Synonyms: | ether lipid metabolism, plasmalogen metabolic process |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving ether lipids, lipids that contain (normally) one lipid alcohol in ether linkage to one of the carbon atoms (normally C-1) of glycerol. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0046485] QuickGO AmiGO |