FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term phospholipid metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006644 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving phospholipids, any lipid containing phosphoric acid as a mono- or diester.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "phospholipid metabolism"
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phosphorus metabolic process
 |__organophosphate metabolic process__
primary metabolic process              |
 |__lipid metabolic process____________|
                                       phospholipid metabolic process  174 rec.
                                        |__dimethylallyl diphosphate metabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__dimethylallyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__trans, trans-farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                        |__farnesyl diphosphate metabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__farnesyl diphosphate catabolic process
                                        |   |__trans, trans-farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                        |__geranyl diphosphate metabolic process
                                        |   |__geranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate metabolic process
                                        |   |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate catabolic process
                                        |__glycerophospholipid metabolic process 130 rec.
                                        |   |__1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 3,5-bisphosphate metabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate metabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__CDP-diacylglycerol metabolic process(+) 2 rec.
                                        |   |__glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process(+) 90 rec.
                                        |   |__glycerophospholipid catabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                                        |   |__GPI anchor metabolic process(+) 35 rec.
                                        |   |__lysobisphosphatidic acid metabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__phosphatidic acid metabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                                        |   |__phosphatidylcholine metabolic process(+) 5 rec.
                                        |   |__phosphatidylethanolamine metabolic process(+) 7 rec.
                                        |   |__phosphatidylglycerol metabolic process(+) 9 rec.
                                        |   |__phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate metabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__phosphatidylinositol metabolic process(+) 40 rec.
                                        |   |__phosphatidylserine metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
                                        |   |__platelet activating factor metabolic process(+)
                                        |__inositol phosphoceramide metabolic process
                                        |   |__mannosyl diphosphorylinositol ceramide metabolic process
                                        |   |__mannosyl-inositol phosphorylceramide metabolic process(+)
                                        |__isopentenyl diphosphate metabolic process 4 rec.
                                        |   |__isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process(+) 4 rec.
                                        |__lipid A metabolic process
                                        |   |__lipid A biosynthetic process
                                        |__phospholipid biosynthetic process 113 rec.
                                        |   |__4-amino-4-deoxy-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl undecaprenyl phosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__5alpha,9alpha,10beta-labda-8(20),13-dien-15-yl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__beta-L-Ara4N-lipid A biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__ceramide phosphoethanolamine biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__copal-8-ol diphosphate(3-) biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__dimethylallyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__dolichol phosphate mannose biosynthetic process 4 rec.
                                        |   |__dolichyl diphosphate biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__dolichyl monophosphate biosynthetic process(+) 7 rec.
                                        |   |__GDP-alpha-D-mannosylchitobiosyldiphosphodolichol biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__geranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process(+) 90 rec.
                                        |   |__isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process(+) 4 rec.
                                        |   |__Kdo2-lipid A biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__lipid A biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__mannosyl-inositol phosphorylceramide biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__phytyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__regulation of phospholipid biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
                                        |   |__sphinganine-1-phosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__sphingomyelin biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__trans, trans-farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process 1 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 phospholipid metabolic process 3 rec.
                                        |   |__negative regulation of phospholipid metabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__positive regulation of phospholipid metabolic process(+) 3 rec.
                                        |   |__regulation of cardiolipin metabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__regulation of phosphatidylcholine metabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__regulation of phosphatidylethanolamine metabolic process
                                        |   |__regulation of phosphatidylinositol dephosphorylation
                                        |   |__regulation of phospholipid biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
                                        |   |__regulation of phospholipid catabolic process(+)
                                        |__sphinganine-1-phosphate metabolic process
                                        |   |__sphinganine-1-phosphate biosynthetic process
                                        |   |__sphinganine-1-phosphate catabolic process
                                        |__sphingomyelin metabolic process 6 rec.
                                            |__sphingomyelin biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                            |__sphingomyelin catabolic process(+) 4 rec.
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Is a lipid metabolic process
organophosphate metabolic process
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Reactome:R-HSA-1483115 "Hydrolysis of LPC"
Reactome:R-HSA-1483152 "Hydrolysis of LPE"
Reactome:R-HSA-1483257 "Phospholipid metabolism"