FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 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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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      21
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 phospholipid metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      21
     involved_in | phospholipid metabolic process      21
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phosphorus metabolic process
 |__phosphate-containing compound metabolic process__
 |__organophosphate metabolic process________________|
primary metabolic process                            |
 |__lipid metabolic process__________________________|
                                                     phospholipid metabolic process  176 rec.
                                                      |__dimethylallyl diphosphate metabolic process
                                                      |   |__dimethylallyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                                      |__farnesyl diphosphate metabolic process 2 rec.
                                                      |   |__farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                                      |   |__farnesyl diphosphate catabolic process
                                                      |__geranyl diphosphate metabolic process
                                                      |   |__geranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                                      |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate metabolic process
                                                      |   |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                                      |   |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate catabolic process
                                                      |__glycerophospholipid metabolic process 131 rec.
                                                      |   |__CDP-diacylglycerol metabolic process(+) 2 rec.
                                                      |   |__glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process(+) 95 rec.
                                                      |   |__glycerophospholipid catabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                                                      |   |__lysobisphosphatidic acid metabolic process(+)
                                                      |   |__phosphatidic acid metabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                                                      |   |__phosphatidylcholine metabolic process(+) 5 rec.
                                                      |   |__phosphatidylethanolamine metabolic process(+) 7 rec.
                                                      |   |__phosphatidylglycerol metabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                                                      |   |__phosphatidylinositol metabolic process(+) 94 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 119 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.
                                                      |   |__farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
                                                      |   |__GDP-alpha-D-mannosylchitobiosyldiphosphodolichol biosynthetic process
                                                      |   |__geranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                                      |   |__geranylgeranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
                                                      |   |__glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process(+) 95 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.
                                                      |__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
phosphate-containing compound 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"