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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "lipid metabolic process" (GO:0006629)
Term Name lipid metabolic process
Term Accession GO:0006629
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (1) lipid metabolism
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.
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