ZFIN GO: Biological Process: lipid metabolic process

OBO ID: GO:0006629

Term Name:	lipid metabolic process		Search Ontology:
Synonyms:	lipid metabolism
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. Includes fatty acids; neutral fats, other fatty-acid esters, and soaps; long-chain (fatty) alcohols and waxes; sphingoids and other long-chain bases; glycolipids, phospholipids and sphingolipids; and carotenes, polyprenols, sterols, terpenes and other isoprenoids.
References:	Wikipedia:Lipid_metabolism
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

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is a type of:	organic substance metabolic process primary metabolic process organic substance metabolic process primary metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype:	cellular lipid metabolic process emericellamide metabolic process fatty acid derivative metabolic process lipid biosynthetic process lipid catabolic process ... Show All 7 Terms cellular lipid metabolic process emericellamide metabolic process fatty acid derivative metabolic process lipid biosynthetic process lipid catabolic process liposaccharide metabolic process steroid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by:	negative regulation of lipid metabolic process negative regulation of lipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by:	positive regulation of lipid metabolic process positive regulation of lipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by:	regulation of lipid metabolic process regulation of lipid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

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