FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

phospholipid catabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0009395 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phospholipids, any lipid containing phosphoric acid as a mono- or diester.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"phospholipid breakdown" ; "phospholipid catabolism" ; "phospholipid degradation"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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phospholipid catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| phospholipid catabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

lipid metabolic process
 |__phospholipid metabolic process_____
 |__lipid catabolic process____________|
catabolic process                      |
 |__lipid catabolic process____________|
 |__organophosphate catabolic process__|
organophosphate metabolic process      |
 |__phospholipid metabolic process_____|
 |__organophosphate catabolic process__|
                                       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.
                                        |   |__1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 3,5-bisphosphate catabolic process
                                        |   |__1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__CDP-diacylglycerol catabolic process
                                        |   |__phosphatidylcholine catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__phosphatidylethanolamine catabolic process
                                        |   |__phosphatidylglycerol catabolic process
                                        |   |__phosphatidylinositol catabolic process
                                        |   |__phosphatidylserine catabolic process 2 rec.
                                        |   |__platelet activating factor catabolic process
                                        |__regulation of phospholipid catabolic process
                                        |   |__positive regulation of phospholipid catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__regulation of 1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__regulation of phosphatidylcholine catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__regulation of sphingomyelin catabolic process(+)
                                        |__sphinganine-1-phosphate catabolic process
                                        |__sphingomyelin catabolic process 4 rec.
                                            |__regulation of sphingomyelin catabolic process(+)

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Is a	phospholipid metabolic process lipid catabolic process organophosphate catabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"phospholipid breakdown" EXACT "phospholipid catabolism" EXACT "phospholipid degradation" EXACT
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