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GO: Biological Process

long-chain fatty acid metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0001676

Synonyms

long-chain fatty acid metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving a long-chain fatty acid. A long-chain fatty acid has an aliphatic tail containing 13 to 22 carbons.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

has parts: long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity

long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: fatty acid metabolic process

fatty acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: alpha-linolenic acid metabolic process arachidonic acid metabolic process hepoxilin metabolic process jasmonic acid metabolic process leukotriene A4 metabolic process ... Show All 13 Terms

alpha-linolenic acid metabolic process arachidonic acid metabolic process hepoxilin metabolic process jasmonic acid metabolic process leukotriene A4 metabolic process leukotriene B4 metabolic process linoleic acid metabolic process lipoxin A4 metabolic process lipoxin B4 metabolic process long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process long-chain fatty acid catabolic process palmitic acid metabolic process phytanic acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

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