Molecular Function
lipid metabolism
lip·id me·tab·o·lism [ lip-id, lahy-pid muh-tab-uh-liz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Metabolism
Definitions related to lipid metabolism:
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Physiological processes in biosynthesis (anabolism) and degradation (catabolism) of LIPIDS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Sum of chemical changes that occur within the tissues of an organism consisting of anabolism (biosynthesis) and catabolism of lipids; the buildup and breakdown of lipids for utilization by the organism.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(lipid metabolic process) Anabolic and catabolic biochemical changes to lipids within a cell as materials needed for important life processes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(lipid metabolic process) 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.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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Lipids are fats that are either absorbed from food or synthesized by the liver. Triglycerides (TGs) and cholesterol contribute most to disease, although all lipids are physiologically important.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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