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GO: Biological Process

ether lipid metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0046485
Synonyms
  • ether lipid metabolism
  • plasmalogen metabolic process
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving ether lipids, lipids that contain (normally) one lipid alcohol in ether linkage to one of the carbon atoms (normally C-1) of glycerol. (2)
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