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GO: Biological Process
triglyceride metabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0006641
- Synonyms
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- triacylglycerol metabolic process
- triacylglycerol metabolism
- triglyceride metabolism
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways involving triglyceride, any triester of glycerol. The three fatty acid residues may all be the same or differ in any permutation. Triglycerides are important components of plant oils, animal fats and animal plasma lipoproteins. 0198506732
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- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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- negatively regulated by
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Phenotype
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