fatty acid metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006631

Synonyms

fatty acid metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids, aliphatic monocarboxylic acids liberated from naturally occurring fats and oils by hydrolysis. 0198547684

References

Reactome:R-HSA-211935
Reactome:R-HSA-434313
Reactome:R-HSA-8978868
Wikipedia:Fatty_acid_metabolism

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: lipid metabolic process monocarboxylic acid metabolic process

lipid metabolic process monocarboxylic acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: fatty acid biosynthetic process fatty acid catabolic process fatty acid oxidation lipoate metabolic process lipoxygenase pathway ... Show All 15 Terms

fatty acid biosynthetic process fatty acid catabolic process fatty acid oxidation lipoate metabolic process lipoxygenase pathway long-chain fatty acid metabolic process medium-chain fatty acid metabolic process methane biosynthetic process from 3-(methylthio)propionic acid methyl-branched fatty acid metabolic process monounsaturated fatty acid metabolic process mycolic acid metabolic process poly(hydroxyalkanoate) biosynthetic process from fatty acid short-chain fatty acid metabolic process unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of fatty acid metabolic process

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

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

regulation of fatty acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes