FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term lipid metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006629 (Gene Ontology)
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.
Also Known As"lipid metabolism"
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     acts_upstream_of | lipid metabolic process       --
     involved_in | lipid metabolic process       --
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  metabolic process
   |__primary metabolic process
       |__lipid metabolic process  607 rec.
           |__ether lipid metabolic process 3 rec.
           |   |__ether lipid biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__platelet activating factor metabolic process(+)
           |__fatty acid derivative metabolic process 49 rec.
           |   |__fatty acid derivative biosynthetic process(+) 24 rec.
           |   |__fatty acid derivative catabolic process(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__fatty acid methyl ester metabolic process(+)
           |   |__fatty acid primary amide metabolic process(+)
           |   |__fatty alcohol metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__fatty-acyl-CoA metabolic process(+) 40 rec.
           |   |__leukotriene A4 metabolic process(+)
           |   |__leukotriene B4 metabolic process(+)
           |   |__lipoxin A4 metabolic process(+)
           |   |__lipoxin B4 metabolic process(+)
           |   |__protocatechuate catabolic process, ortho-cleavage
           |   |__wax metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |__fatty acid metabolic process 152 rec.
           |   |__fatty acid biosynthetic process(+) 57 rec.
           |   |__fatty acid catabolic process(+) 57 rec.
           |   |__fatty acid oxidation(+) 44 rec.
           |   |__lipoate metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__lipoxygenase pathway(+)
           |   |__long-chain fatty acid metabolic process(+) 30 rec.
           |   |__medium-chain fatty acid metabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__methyl-branched fatty acid metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__regulation of fatty acid metabolic process(+) 8 rec.
           |   |__short-chain fatty acid metabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process(+) 11 rec.
           |   |__very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process(+) 34 rec.
           |__glycerolipid metabolic process 174 rec.
           |   |__acylglycerol metabolic process(+) 51 rec.
           |   |__glycerolipid biosynthetic process(+) 108 rec.
           |   |__glycerolipid catabolic process(+) 23 rec.
           |   |__glycerophospholipid metabolic process(+) 130 rec.
           |__isoprenoid metabolic process 37 rec.
           |   |__isoprenoid biosynthetic process(+) 23 rec.
           |   |__isoprenoid catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__polyprenol metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__regulation of isoprenoid metabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__terpene metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__terpenoid metabolic process(+) 25 rec.
           |__lipid biosynthetic process 290 rec.
           |   |__emericellamide biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__ether lipid biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__fatty acid biosynthetic process(+) 57 rec.
           |   |__fatty acid derivative biosynthetic process(+) 24 rec.
           |   |__glycerolipid biosynthetic process(+) 108 rec.
           |   |__glycolipid biosynthetic process(+) 54 rec.
           |   |__isoprenoid biosynthetic process(+) 23 rec.
           |   |__lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic process(+)
           |   |__neutral lipid biosynthetic process(+) 19 rec.
           |   |__phenolic phthiocerol biosynthetic process
           |   |__phospholipid biosynthetic process(+) 113 rec.
           |   |__phthiocerol biosynthetic process
           |   |__regulation of lipid biosynthetic process(+) 26 rec.
           |   |__sphingolipid biosynthetic process(+) 58 rec.
           |   |__steroid biosynthetic process(+) 36 rec.
           |   |__sulfolipid biosynthetic process
           |__lipid catabolic process 153 rec.
           |   |__cytosolic lipolysis
           |   |__emericellamide catabolic process(+)
           |   |__fatty acid catabolic process(+) 57 rec.
           |   |__fatty acid derivative catabolic process(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__glycerolipid catabolic process(+) 23 rec.
           |   |__glycolipid catabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__intestinal lipid catabolic process
           |   |__isoprenoid catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__lipopolysaccharide catabolic process
           |   |__phospholipid catabolic process(+) 14 rec.
           |   |__regulation of lipid catabolic process(+) 14 rec.
           |   |__sphingolipid catabolic process(+) 11 rec.
           |   |__steroid catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |__lipid modification 91 rec.
           |   |__lipid hydroxylation
           |   |__lipid modification by small protein conjugation(+)
           |   |__lipid oxidation(+) 45 rec.
           |   |__lipid phosphorylation 5 rec.
           |   |__phospholipid dephosphorylation(+) 36 rec.
           |__liposaccharide metabolic process 58 rec.
           |   |__glycolipid metabolic process(+) 58 rec.
           |   |__lipopolysaccharide metabolic process(+)
           |__neutral lipid metabolic process 51 rec.
           |   |__acylglycerol metabolic process(+) 51 rec.
           |   |__neutral lipid biosynthetic process(+) 19 rec.
           |   |__neutral lipid catabolic process(+) 17 rec.
           |__phospholipid metabolic process 174 rec.
           |   |__dimethylallyl diphosphate metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__farnesyl diphosphate metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__geranyl diphosphate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__glycerophospholipid metabolic process(+) 130 rec.
           |   |__inositol phosphoceramide metabolic process(+)
           |   |__isopentenyl diphosphate metabolic process(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__lipid A metabolic process(+)
           |   |__phospholipid biosynthetic process(+) 113 rec.
           |   |__phospholipid catabolic process(+) 14 rec.
           |   |__regulation of phospholipid metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__sphinganine-1-phosphate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__sphingomyelin metabolic process(+) 6 rec.
           |__regulation of lipid metabolic process 52 rec.
           |   |__negative regulation of lipid metabolic process(+) 15 rec.
           |   |__positive regulation of lipid metabolic process(+) 22 rec.
           |   |__regulation of fatty acid metabolic process(+) 8 rec.
           |   |__regulation of isoprenoid metabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__regulation of lipid biosynthetic process(+) 26 rec.
           |   |__regulation of lipid catabolic process(+) 14 rec.
           |   |__regulation of lipoprotein lipid oxidation(+)
           |   |__regulation of phospholipid metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__regulation of steroid metabolic process(+) 9 rec.
           |   |__regulation of triglyceride metabolic process(+) 14 rec.
           |__sphingolipid metabolic process 68 rec.
           |   |__ceramide metabolic process(+) 24 rec.
           |   |__glycosphingolipid metabolic process(+) 15 rec.
           |   |__inositol phosphoceramide metabolic process(+)
           |   |__sphinganine-1-phosphate metabolic process(+)
           |   |__sphingoid metabolic process(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__sphingolipid biosynthetic process(+) 58 rec.
           |   |__sphingolipid catabolic process(+) 11 rec.
           |   |__sphingomyelin metabolic process(+) 6 rec.
           |__steroid metabolic process 58 rec.
           |   |__androgen metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__bile acid metabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__brassinosteroid metabolic process(+)
           |   |__brexanolone metabolic process(+)
           |   |__C21-steroid hormone metabolic process(+)
           |   |__ecdysteroid metabolic process(+) 40 rec.
           |   |__estrogen metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__glucocorticoid metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__mineralocorticoid metabolic process(+)
           |   |__regulation of steroid metabolic process(+) 9 rec.
           |   |__steroid biosynthetic process(+) 36 rec.
           |   |__steroid catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__sterol metabolic process(+) 27 rec.
           |   |__vitamin D metabolic process(+) 1 rec.
           |__sulfolipid metabolic process
               |__sulfolipid biosynthetic process
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Reactome:R-HSA-556833 "Metabolism of lipids"
Wikipedia:Lipid_metabolism