lipid metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006629

Synonyms

lipid metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. Includes fatty acids; neutral fats, other fatty-acid esters, and soaps; long-chain (fatty) alcohols and waxes; sphingoids and other long-chain bases; glycolipids, phospholipids and sphingolipids; and carotenes, polyprenols, sterols, terpenes and other isoprenoids.

References

Wikipedia:Lipid_metabolism

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: primary metabolic process

primary metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: emericellamide metabolic process ether lipid metabolic process fatty acid derivative metabolic process fatty acid metabolic process glycerolipid metabolic process ... Show All 15 Terms

emericellamide metabolic process ether lipid metabolic process fatty acid derivative metabolic process fatty acid metabolic process glycerolipid metabolic process isoprenoid metabolic process lipid biosynthetic process lipid catabolic process lipid modification liposaccharide metabolic process membrane lipid metabolic process neutral lipid metabolic process phospholipid metabolic process steroid metabolic process sulfolipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of lipid metabolic process

negative regulation of lipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of lipid metabolic process

positive regulation of lipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of lipid metabolic process

regulation of lipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes