FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term lipid catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0016042 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent.
Also Known As "lipid breakdown" ; "lipid catabolism" ; "lipid degradation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      45
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 lipid catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       3     45
     involved_in | lipid catabolic process       --      45
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 |__catabolic process________
primary metabolic process    |
 |__lipid metabolic process__|
                             lipid catabolic process  144 rec.
                              |__cytosolic lipolysis
                              |__emericellamide catabolic process
                              |   |__emericellamide A catabolic process
                              |__fatty acid catabolic process 49 rec.
                              |   |__anaerobic fatty acid catabolic process
                              |   |__butyryl-CoA catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__fatty acid alpha-oxidation 2 rec.
                              |   |__fatty acid beta-oxidation(+) 37 rec.
                              |   |__lipoate catabolic process
                              |   |__long-chain fatty acid catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__medium-chain fatty acid catabolic process 4 rec.
                              |   |__monounsaturated fatty acid catabolic process
                              |   |__short-chain fatty acid catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
                              |   |__very long-chain fatty acid catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
                              |__fatty acid derivative catabolic process 4 rec.
                              |   |__fatty acid primary amide catabolic process
                              |   |__fatty alcohol catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__fatty-acyl-CoA catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                              |   |__icosanoid catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__ketone body catabolic process(+) 3 rec.
                              |__glycerolipid catabolic process 23 rec.
                              |   |__acylglycerol catabolic process(+) 17 rec.
                              |   |__glycerophospholipid catabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                              |__intestinal lipid catabolic process
                              |__isoprenoid catabolic process 5 rec.
                              |   |__apocarotenoid catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__polyprenol catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__prenol catabolic process
                              |   |__terpene catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                              |   |__terpenoid catabolic process(+) 4 rec.
                              |__lipopolysaccharide catabolic process
                              |__membrane lipid catabolic process 11 rec.
                              |   |__glycolipid catabolic process(+) 3 rec.
                              |   |__sphingolipid catabolic process(+) 11 rec.
                              |__phospholipid catabolic process 14 rec.
                              |   |__5alpha,9alpha,10beta-labda-8(20),13-dien-15-yl diphosphate catabolic process
                              |   |__ceramide phosphoethanolamine catabolic process
                              |   |__copal-8-ol diphosphate(3-) catabolic process
                              |   |__farnesyl diphosphate catabolic process
                              |   |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate catabolic process
                              |   |__glycerophospholipid catabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                              |   |__regulation of phospholipid catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__sphinganine-1-phosphate catabolic process
                              |   |__sphingomyelin catabolic process(+) 4 rec.
                              |__regulation of lipid catabolic process 14 rec.
                              |   |__negative regulation of lipid catabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                              |   |__positive regulation of lipid catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
                              |   |__regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butanol(+)
                              |   |__regulation of butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butyrate(+)
                              |   |__regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation(+) 1 rec.
                              |   |__regulation of glucocorticoid catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__regulation of glucosylceramide catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__regulation of juvenile hormone catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__regulation of palmitic acid catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__regulation of phospholipid catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__regulation of prostaglandin catabolic process(+)
                              |   |__regulation of triglyceride catabolic process(+) 9 rec.
                              |__steroid catabolic process 2 rec.
                                  |__(17Z)-protosta-17(20),24-dien-3beta-ol catabolic process
                                  |__androgen catabolic process
                                  |__brexanolone catabolic process
                                  |__C21-steroid hormone catabolic process(+)
                                  |__ecdysteroid catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                  |__ergosteryl 3-beta-D-glucoside catabolic process
                                  |__estrogen catabolic process
                                  |__glucocorticoid catabolic process(+)
                                  |__helvolic acid catabolic process
                                  |__mineralocorticoid catabolic process(+)
                                  |__phytosteroid catabolic process(+)
                                  |__sterol catabolic process(+)
                                  |__vitamin D catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
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Synonyms
  • "lipid breakdown" EXACT
    "lipid catabolism" EXACT
    "lipid degradation" EXACT
    "lipolysis" EXACT
    "multicellular organism lipid catabolic process" NARROW
    "multicellular organismal lipid catabolic process" NARROW
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Wikipedia:Lipid_catabolism