FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

lipase activity

ID (Ontology)

GO:0016298 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a lipid.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

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Full annotation statements	Genes
lipase activity (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
enables \| lipase activity
NOT \| enables \| lipase activity

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  hydrolase activity
   |__hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
       |__lipase activity  104 rec.
           |__diacylglycerol lipase activity
           |__galactolipase activity
           |__monoacylglycerol lipase activity 10 rec.
           |__phospholipase activity 38 rec.
           |   |__glycerophospholipase activity(+) 33 rec.
           |   |__sphingophospholipase activity(+) 6 rec.
           |__sterol ester esterase activity 2 rec.
           |__triacylglycerol lipase activity 59 rec.
               |__lipoprotein lipase activity 1 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
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External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	Reactome:R-HSA-163402 "diacylglycerol + H2O -> 2-acylglycerol + fatty acid" Reactome:R-HSA-163432 "cholesterol ester + H2O -> cholesterol + fatty acid"