phosphatidylethanolamine metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0046337

Synonyms

phosphatidylethanolamine metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphatidylethanolamine, any of a class of glycerophospholipids in which a phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of ethanolamine. It is a major structural phospholipid in mammalian systems. It tends to be more abundant than phosphatidylcholine in the internal membranes of the cell and is an abundant component of prokaryotic membranes. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: glycerophospholipid metabolic process

glycerophospholipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine metabolic process phosphatidyl-N-monomethylethanolamine metabolic process phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthetic process phosphatidylethanolamine catabolic process

N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine metabolic process phosphatidyl-N-monomethylethanolamine metabolic process phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthetic process phosphatidylethanolamine catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of phosphatidylethanolamine metabolic process

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

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

regulation of phosphatidylethanolamine metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes