Term Name: ether lipid metabolic process
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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046485]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glycerol ether metabolic process lipid metabolic process
has subtype: ether lipid biosynthetic process platelet activating factor metabolic process