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GO: Biological Process
lipid catabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0016042
- Synonyms
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- lipid breakdown
- lipid catabolism
- lipid degradation
- lipolysis
- multicellular organism lipid catabolic process
- multicellular organismal lipid catabolic process
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent.
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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- has subtype
- negatively regulated by
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