Go terms map to parent GO term: GO:0006629   lipid metabolic process
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GO:0019288 isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate-independent pathway The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate by the mevalonate-independent pathway. Isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) is the fundamental unit in isoprenoid biosynthesis and is biosynthesized from pyruvate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate via intermediates, including 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate. 530
GO:0006635 fatty acid beta-oxidation A fatty acid oxidation process that results in the complete oxidation of a long-chain fatty acid. Fatty acid beta-oxidation begins with the addition of coenzyme A to a fatty acid, and occurs by successive cycles of reactions during each of which the fatty acid is shortened by a two-carbon fragment removed as acetyl coenzyme A; the cycle continues until only two or three carbons remain (as acetyl-CoA or propionyl-CoA respectively). 465
GO:0016132 brassinosteroid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of brassinosteroids, any of a group of steroid derivatives that occur at very low concentrations in plant tissues and may have hormone-like effects. 320
GO:0016126 sterol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sterols, steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule. 319
GO:0019375 galactolipid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of galactolipids, any glycolipid containing one of more residues of galactose and/or N-acetylgalactosamine. 263
GO:0006636 unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an unsaturated fatty acid, any fatty acid containing one or more double bonds between carbon atoms. 254
GO:0006633 fatty acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a fatty acid, any of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that can be liberated by hydrolysis from naturally occurring fats and oils. Fatty acids are predominantly straight-chain acids of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated; branched fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids also occur, and very long chain acids of over 30 carbons are found in waxes. 253
GO:0016117 carotenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail. 227
GO:0006655 phosphatidylglycerol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phosphatidylglycerols, any of a class of phospholipids in which the phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of glycerol. 153
GO:0006661 phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phosphatidylinositol, any glycophospholipid in which the sn-glycerol 3-phosphate residue is esterified to the 1-hydroxyl group of 1D-myo-inositol. 152
GO:0009686 gibberellin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of gibberellin. Gibberellins are a class of highly modified terpenes that function as plant growth regulators. 150
GO:0045487 gibberellin catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of gibberellin. Gibberellins are a class of highly modified terpenes that function as plant growth regulators. 144
GO:0009106 lipoate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipoate, 1,2-dithiolane-3-pentanoate, the anion derived from lipoic acid. 142
GO:0016131 brassinosteroid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving brassinosteroids, any of a group of steroid derivatives that occur at very low concentrations in plant tissues and may have hormone-like effects. 140
GO:0042574 retinal metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving retinal, a compound that plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates. In the retina, retinal combines with opsins to form visual pigments. Retinal is one of the forms of vitamin A. 138
GO:0016099 monoterpenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of monoterpenoid compounds, terpenoids having a C10 skeleton. 138
GO:0000038 very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving a fatty acid which has a chain length greater than C22. 126
GO:0016102 diterpenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of diterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with four isoprene units. 120
GO:0016098 monoterpenoid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving monoterpenoid compounds, terpenoids having a C10 skeleton. 115
GO:0044255 cellular lipid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipids, as carried out by individual cells. 114
GO:0042904 9-cis-retinoic acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 9-cis-retinoic acid, a metabolically active vitamin A derivative. 113
GO:0006631 fatty acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids, aliphatic monocarboxylic acids liberated from naturally occurring fats and oils by hydrolysis. 113
GO:0051792 medium-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any fatty acid with a chain length of between C6 and C12. 112
GO:0019395 fatty acid oxidation The removal of one or more electrons from a fatty acid, with or without the concomitant removal of a proton or protons, by reaction with an electron-accepting substance, by addition of oxygen or by removal of hydrogen. 108
GO:0031408 oxylipin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any oxylipin, any of a group of biologically active compounds formed by oxidative metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids. 102
GO:0042572 retinol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving retinol, one of the three compounds that makes up vitamin A. 102
GO:0008610 lipid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. 100
GO:0008202 steroid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus. 98
GO:0019432 triglyceride biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a triglyceride, any triester of glycerol. 95
GO:0046246 terpene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of terpenes, any of a large group of hydrocarbons made up of isoprene units. 89
GO:0001676 long-chain fatty acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving long-chain fatty acids, A long-chain fatty acid is a fatty acid with a chain length between C13 and C22. 84
GO:0043651 linoleic acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving linoleic acid, an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid that has the molecular formula C18H32O2. 82
GO:0006644 phospholipid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving phospholipids, any lipid containing phosphoric acid as a mono- or diester. 81
GO:0019369 arachidonic acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving arachidonic acid, a straight chain fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds per molecule. Arachidonic acid is the all-Z-(5,8,11,14)-isomer. 76
GO:0033383 geranyl diphosphate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving geranyl diphosphate, the universal precursor of the monoterpenes. 74
GO:0030497 fatty acid elongation The elongation of a fatty acid chain by the sequential addition of two-carbon units. 74
GO:0045339 farnesyl diphosphate catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of farnesyl diphosphate. 73
GO:0009062 fatty acid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a fatty acid, any of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that can be liberated by hydrolysis from naturally occurring fats and oils. Fatty acids are predominantly straight-chain acids of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated; branched fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids also occur, and very long chain acids of over 30 carbons are found in waxes. 71
GO:0016125 sterol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving sterols, steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule. 71
GO:0019287 isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate, via the intermediate mevalonate. This pathway converts acetate, in the form of acetyl-CoA, to isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP), the fundamental unit in isoprenoid biosynthesis, through a series of mevalonate intermediates. 70
GO:0008654 phospholipid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phospholipids, any lipid containing phosphoric acid as a mono- or diester. 70
GO:0019745 pentacyclic triterpenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of pentacyclic triterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with six isoprene units and 5 carbon rings. 70
GO:0009687 abscisic acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving abscisic acid, 5-(1-hydroxy-2,6,6,trimethyl-4-oxocyclohex-2-en-1-y1)-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienoic acid. 68
GO:0010430 fatty acid omega-oxidation A fatty acid oxidation process in which the methyl group at the end of the fatty acid molecule (the omega carbon) is first oxidized to a hydroxyl group, then to an oxo group, and finally to a carboxyl group. The long chain dicarboxylates derived from omega-oxidation then enter the beta-oxidation pathway for further degradation. 66
GO:0019433 triglyceride catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a triglyceride, any triester of glycerol. 66
GO:0006672 ceramide metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving ceramides, any N-acylated sphingoid. 60
GO:0006696 ergosterol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ergosterol, (22E)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-beta-ol, a sterol found in ergot, yeast and moulds. 58
GO:0019373 epoxygenase P450 pathway The chemical reactions and pathways by which arachidonic acid is converted to other compounds including epoxyeicosatrienoic acids and dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids. 58
GO:0009688 abscisic acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of abscisic acid, 5-(1-hydroxy-2,6,6,trimethyl-4-oxocyclohex-2-en-1-y1)-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienoic acid. 57
GO:0046854 phosphatidylinositol phosphorylation The process of introducing one or more phosphate groups into a phosphatidylinositol, any glycerophosphoinositol having one phosphatidyl group esterified to one of the hydroxy groups of inositol. 53
GO:0019408 dolichol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of dolichols, any 2,3-dihydropolyprenol derived from four or more linked isoprene units. 53
GO:0043693 monoterpene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of monoterpenes, terpenes with a C10 structure. 52
GO:0006706 steroid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus. 47
GO:0042761 very long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a fatty acid which has a chain length greater than C22. 43
GO:0051762 sesquiterpene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sesquiterpenes, any of a class of terpenes of the formula C15H24 or a derivative of such a terpene. 43
GO:0006694 steroid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus; includes de novo formation and steroid interconversion by modification. 41
GO:0009395 phospholipid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phospholipids, any lipid containing phosphoric acid as a mono- or diester. 41
GO:0006693 prostaglandin metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving prostaglandins, any of a group of biologically active metabolites which contain a cyclopentane ring due to the formation of a bond between two carbons of a fatty acid. They have a wide range of biological activities. 41
GO:0006707 cholesterol catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones. 41
GO:0006070 octanol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving octanol, the 8-carbon alcohol with the formula C8H17OH. 40
GO:0042573 retinoic acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving retinoic acid, one of the three components that makes up vitamin A. 39
GO:0046520 sphingoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sphingoids, any of a class of compounds comprising sphinganine and its homologues and stereoisomers, and derivatives of these compounds. 39
GO:0016120 carotene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenes, hydrocarbon carotenoids. 39
GO:0048252 lauric acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving lauric acid, a fatty acid with the formula CH3(CH2)10COOH. Derived from vegetable sources. 38
GO:0034653 retinoic acid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of retinoic acid, one of the three components that makes up vitamin A. 38
GO:0042616 paclitaxel metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving paclitaxel, an alkaloid compound used as an anticancer treatment. 37
GO:0016114 terpenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of terpenoids, any member of a class of compounds characterized by an isoprenoid chemical structure. 37
GO:0008209 androgen metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving androgens, C19 steroid hormones that can stimulate the development of male sexual characteristics. 37
GO:0006695 cholesterol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones. 37
GO:0034440 lipid oxidation The removal of one or more electrons from a lipid, with or without the concomitant removal of a proton or protons, by reaction with an electron-accepting substance, by addition of oxygen or by removal of hydrogen. 37
GO:0036109 alpha-linolenic acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving alpha-linolenic acid, an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid that has the molecular formula C18H32O2. 36
GO:0080003 thalianol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving the triterpene thalianol. 35
GO:0046345 abscisic acid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of abscisic acid, 5-(1-hydroxy-2,6,6,trimethyl-4-oxocyclohex-2-en-1-y1)-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienoic acid. 35
GO:0008210 estrogen metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving estrogens, C18 steroid hormones that can stimulate the development of female sexual characteristics. Also found in plants. 34
GO:0006704 glucocorticoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glucocorticoids, hormonal C21 corticosteroids synthesized from cholesterol. 34
GO:0006713 glucocorticoid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glucocorticoids, hormonal C21 corticosteroids synthesized from cholesterol. 32
GO:0042448 progesterone metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving progesterone, a steroid hormone produced in the ovary which prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy. Also found in plants. 32
GO:0046477 glycosylceramide catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycosylceramides, any compound formed by the replacement of the glycosidic hydroxyl group of a cyclic form of a monosaccharide (or derivative) by a ceramide group. 31
GO:0008203 cholesterol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones. It is a component of the plasma membrane lipid bilayer and of plasma lipoproteins and can be found in all animal tissues. 30
GO:0042214 terpene metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving terpenes, any of a large group of hydrocarbons that are made up of isoprene (C5H8) units which may be cyclic, acyclic or multicyclic, saturated or unsaturated, and may contain various functional groups. 30
GO:0031525 menthol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of menthol, the monoterpene 2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol. 30
GO:1901940 (-)-exo-alpha-bergamotene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of (-)-exo-alpha-bergamotene. 29
GO:0030148 sphingolipid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sphingolipids, any of a class of lipids containing the long-chain amine diol sphingosine or a closely related base (a sphingoid). 29
GO:0016106 sesquiterpenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sesquiterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with three isoprene units. 29
GO:1901943 (+)-epi-alpha-bisabolol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of (+)-epi-alpha-bisabolol. 28
GO:0008299 isoprenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any isoprenoid compound, isoprene (2-methylbuta-1,3-diene) or compounds containing or derived from linked isoprene (3-methyl-2-butenylene) residues. 28
GO:0016042 lipid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. 28
GO:0008206 bile acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving bile acids, any of a group of steroid carboxylic acids occurring in bile, where they are present as the sodium salts of their amides with glycine or taurine. 27
GO:0071768 mycolic acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mycolic acids, beta-hydroxy fatty acids with a long alpha-alkyl side chain. 26
GO:0010686 tetracyclic triterpenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of tetracyclic triterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with six isoprene units and 4 carbon rings. 26
GO:0046459 short-chain fatty acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids with a chain length of less than C6. 26
GO:0050993 dimethylallyl diphosphate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving dimethylallyl diphosphate. 25
GO:0043612 isoprene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isoprene, C5H8. 25
GO:1901928 cadinene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cadinene. 24
GO:0010263 tricyclic triterpenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of tricyclic triterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with 6 isoprene units and 3 carbon rings. 24
GO:1901937 beta-caryophyllene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of beta-caryophyllene. 24
GO:0033540 fatty acid beta-oxidation using acyl-CoA oxidase A fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway in which the initial step, which converts an acyl-CoA to a trans-2-enoyl-CoA, is catalyzed by acyl-CoA oxidase; the electrons removed by oxidation pass directly to oxygen and produce hydrogen peroxide, which is cleaved by peroxisomal catalases. Fatty acid beta-oxidation begins with the addition of coenzyme A to a fatty acid, and ends when only two or three carbons remain (as acetyl-CoA or propionyl-CoA respectively). 24
GO:1901931 alpha-copaene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of alpha-copaene. 24
GO:0016123 xanthophyll biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of xanthophylls, oxygen-containing carotenoids. 23
GO:0016101 diterpenoid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving diterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with four isoprene units. 23
GO:1901934 bicyclogermacrene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of bicyclogermacrene. 23
GO:0001561 fatty acid alpha-oxidation A metabolic pathway by which 3-methyl branched fatty acids are degraded. These compounds are not degraded by the normal peroxisomal beta-oxidation pathway, because the 3-methyl blocks the dehydrogenation of the hydroxyl group by hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase. The 3-methyl branched fatty acid is converted in several steps to pristenic acid, which can then feed into the beta-oxidative pathway. 22
GO:0046856 phosphatidylinositol dephosphorylation The process of removing one or more phosphate groups from a phosphatidylinositol. 22
GO:0006699 bile acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of bile acids, any of a group of steroid carboxylic acids occurring in bile. 21
GO:0033539 fatty acid beta-oxidation using acyl-CoA dehydrogenase A fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway in which the initial step of each oxidation cycle, which converts an acyl-CoA to a trans-2-enoyl-CoA, is catalyzed by acyl-CoA dehydrogenase; the electrons removed by oxidation pass through the respiratory chain to oxygen and leave H2O as the product. Fatty acid beta-oxidation begins with the addition of coenzyme A to a fatty acid, and ends when only two or three carbons remain (as acetyl-CoA or propionyl-CoA respectively). 20
GO:0001523 retinoid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving retinoids, any member of a class of isoprenoids that contain or are derived from four prenyl groups linked head-to-tail. Retinoids include retinol and retinal and structurally similar natural derivatives or synthetic compounds, but need not have vitamin A activity. 20
GO:0044242 cellular lipid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lipids, as carried out by individual cells. 19
GO:0046248 alpha-pinene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of alpha-pinene, a monoterpene that may be a significant factor affecting bacterial activities in nature. 18
GO:0008205 ecdysone metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving ecdysone, (22R)-2-beta,3-beta,14,22,25-pentahydroxycholest-7-en-6-one, an ecdysteroid found in insects. It is the inactive prohormone of the moulting hormone ecdysterone and may have intrinsic hormonal activity at other stages of insect development. 18
GO:0009685 gibberellin metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving gibberellin. Gibberellins are a class of highly modified terpenes that function as plant growth regulators. 17
GO:0016488 farnesol catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of the sesquiterpenoid alcohol farnesol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6,10,dodecatrien-1-ol. 17
GO:0019605 butyrate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving any butyrate, the anions of butyric acid (butanoic acid), a saturated, unbranched aliphatic acid. 17
GO:0043694 monoterpene catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of monoterpenes, terpenes with a C10 structure. 17
GO:0034638 phosphatidylcholine catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phosphatidylcholines, any of a class of glycerophospholipids in which the phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of choline. 16
GO:0046513 ceramide biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ceramides, any N-acylated sphingoid. 16
GO:0006714 sesquiterpenoid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving sesquiterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with three isoprene units. 16
GO:0051790 short-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of fatty acids with a chain length of less than C6. 15
GO:0061370 testosterone biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of testosterone, an androgen having 17beta-hydroxy and 3-oxo groups, together with unsaturation at C-4 C-5. 15
GO:0006646 phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phosphatidylethanolamine, any of a class of glycerophospholipids in which a phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of ethanolamine. 15
GO:0036101 leukotriene B4 catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of leukotriene B4, a leukotriene composed of (6Z,8E,10E,14Z)-eicosatetraenoic acid having (5S)- and (12R)-hydroxy substituents. 15
GO:0046359 butyrate catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of butyrate, the anion of butyric acid. 14
GO:0009247 glycolipid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycolipid, a class of 1,2-di-O-acylglycerols joined at oxygen 3 by a glycosidic linkage to a carbohydrate part (usually a mono-, di- or tri-saccharide). 14
GO:0046512 sphingosine biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sphingosine (sphing-4-enine), trans-D-erytho-2-amino-octadec-4-ene-1,3-diol, a long chain amino diol sphingoid base that occurs in most sphingolipids in animal tissues. 14
GO:0042359 vitamin D metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving vitamin D, any of a group of related, fat-soluble compounds that are derived from delta-5,7 steroids and play a central role in calcium metabolism. Specific forms of vitamin D include calciferol (ergocalciferol; vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (calciol; vitamin D3). 13
GO:0019367 fatty acid elongation, saturated fatty acid Elongation of a saturated fatty acid chain. 13
GO:0006700 C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of C21-steroid hormones, steroid compounds containing 21 carbons which function as hormones. 13
GO:0046473 phosphatidic acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphatidic acid, any derivative of glycerol phosphate in which both the remaining hydroxyl groups of the glycerol moiety are esterified with fatty acids. 13
GO:0006665 sphingolipid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving sphingolipids, any of a class of lipids containing the long-chain amine diol sphingosine or a closely related base (a sphingoid). 13
GO:0019679 propionate metabolic process, methylcitrate cycle The chemical reactions and pathways involving propionate that occur in the methylcitrate cycle. 13
GO:0045337 farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of farnesyl diphosphate. 13
GO:0046474 glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycerophospholipids, any derivative of glycerophosphate that contains at least one O-acyl, O-alkyl, or O-alkenyl group attached to the glycerol residue. 13
GO:0006643 membrane lipid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving membrane lipids, any lipid found in or associated with a biological membrane. 13
GO:0016121 carotene catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carotenes, hydrocarbon carotenoids. 12
GO:0006650 glycerophospholipid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycerophospholipids, any derivative of glycerophosphate that contains at least one O-acyl, O-alkyl, or O-alkenyl group attached to the glycerol residue. 12
GO:0006506 GPI anchor biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor that attaches some membrane proteins to the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane. The phosphatidylinositol group is linked via the C-6 hydroxyl residue of inositol to a carbohydrate chain which is itself linked to the protein via an ethanolamine phosphate group, its amino group forming an amide linkage with the C-terminal carboxyl of the protein. Some GPI anchors have variants on this canonical linkage. 12
GO:0006721 terpenoid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving terpenoids, any member of a class of compounds characterized by an isoprenoid chemical structure and including derivatives with various functional groups. 12
GO:0030573 bile acid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of bile acids, any of a group of steroid carboxylic acids occurring in bile. 11
GO:0016124 xanthophyll catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of xanthophylls, oxygen-containing carotenoids. 11
GO:0006657 CDP-choline pathway The phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process that begins with the phosphorylation of choline and ends with the combination of CDP-choline with diacylglycerol to form phosphatidylcholine. 11
GO:0006505 GPI anchor metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors, molecular mechanisms for attaching membrane proteins to the lipid bilayer of cell membranes. Structurally they consist of a molecule of phosphatidylinositol to which is linked, via the C-6 hydroxyl of the inositol, a carbohydrate chain. This chain is in turn linked to the protein through an ethanolamine phosphate group, the amino group of which is in amide linkage with the C-terminal carboxyl of the protein chain, the phosphate group being esterified to the C-6 hydroxyl of the terminal mannose of the core carbohydrate chain. 11
GO:0009107 lipoate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lipoate, 1,2-dithiolane-3-pentanoate, the anion derived from lipoic acid. 11
GO:0051793 medium-chain fatty acid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any fatty acid with a chain length of between C6 and C12. 11
GO:0006656 phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phosphatidylcholines, any of a class of glycerophospholipids in which the phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of choline. 11
GO:0033559 unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving an unsaturated fatty acid, any fatty acid containing one or more double bonds between carbon atoms. 10
GO:0036092 phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate, a phosphatidylinositol monophosphate carrying the phosphate group at the 3-position. 10
GO:0045338 farnesyl diphosphate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving farnesyl diphosphate, an intermediate in carotenoid, sesquiterpene, squalene and sterol biosynthesis, as well as a substrate in protein farnesylation. 10
GO:0016487 farnesol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving the sesquiterpenoid alcohol farnesol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6,10,dodecatrien-1-ol. 10
GO:0042758 long-chain fatty acid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of long-chain fatty acids, a fatty acid with a chain length between C13 and C22. 10
GO:0006651 diacylglycerol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of diacylglycerol, a glycerol molecule substituted on the 1 and 2 hydroxyl groups with long chain fatty acyl residues. 9
GO:0046466 membrane lipid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of membrane lipids, any lipid found in or associated with a biological membrane. 9
GO:0006654 phosphatidic acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phosphatidic acid, any derivative of glycerol phosphate in which both the remaining hydroxyl groups of the glycerol moiety are esterified with fatty acids. 9
GO:0019294 keto-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of keto-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid, an acidic sugar present in lipopolysaccharides of the outer membranes of some Gram-negative bacteria. 9
GO:0010142 farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway The pathway that converts acetate, in the form of acetyl-CoA, to farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) through a series of mevalonate intermediates. Farnesyl diphosphate is an important substrate for other essential pathways, such as biosynthesis of sterols. 8
GO:0033384 geranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of geranyl diphosphate. 8
GO:0006639 acylglycerol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving acylglycerol, any mono-, di- or triester of glycerol with (one or more) fatty acids. 8
GO:0006681 galactosylceramide metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving galactosylceramides, any compound formed by the replacement of the glycosidic hydroxyl group of a cyclic form of galactose by a ceramide group. 8
GO:0046470 phosphatidylcholine metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphatidylcholines, any of a class of glycerophospholipids in which the phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of choline. They are important constituents of cell membranes. 8
GO:0006678 glucosylceramide metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucosylceramides, any compound formed by the replacement of the glycosidic hydroxyl group of a cyclic form of glucose by a ceramide group. They are neutral glycolipids containing equimolar amounts of fatty acid, glucose, and sphingosine or a sphingosine derivative. 8
GO:0033488 cholesterol biosynthetic process via 24,25-dihydrolanosterol The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, via the intermediate 24,25-dihydrolanosterol. 8
GO:0010597 green leaf volatile biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of volatile molecules emitted from green plants, such as hexenal, hexenol and hexenyl acetate, from linoleic acid or linolenic acid. 8
GO:0030259 lipid glycosylation Covalent attachment of a glycosyl residue to a lipid molecule. 7
GO:0006703 estrogen biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of estrogens, C18 steroid hormones that can stimulate the development of female sexual characteristics. Also found in plants. 7
GO:0006686 sphingomyelin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sphingomyelin, N-acyl-4-sphingenyl-1-O-phosphorylcholine. 7
GO:0006687 glycosphingolipid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycosphingolipids, any compound with residues of sphingoid and at least one monosaccharide. 7
GO:0016127 sterol catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of sterols, steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule. 7
GO:0051484 isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate-independent pathway involved in terpenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate by the mevalonate-independent pathway that contributes to terpenoid biosynthesis. Isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) is the fundamental unit in isoprenoid biosynthesis and is biosynthesized from pyruvate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate via intermediates, including 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate. 7
GO:0006705 mineralocorticoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mineralocorticoids, hormonal C21 corticosteroids synthesized from cholesterol. 7
GO:0016122 xanthophyll metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving xanthophylls, oxygen-containing carotenoids. 7
GO:0046514 ceramide catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ceramides, any N-acetylated sphingoid. 7
GO:0046511 sphinganine biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sphinganine, D-erythro-2-amino-1,3-octadecanediol. 7
GO:0046340 diacylglycerol catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of diacylglycerol, a glycerol molecule substituted on the 1 and 2 hydroxyl groups with long chain fatty acyl residues. 7
GO:0052651 monoacylglycerol catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of monoacylglycerol, any ester of glycerol in which any one of its hydroxyl groups has been acylated with a fatty acid, the other being non-esterified. 7
GO:0046506 sulfolipid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sulfolipid, a compound containing a sulfonic acid residue joined by a carbon-sulfur bond to a lipid. 6
GO:0042905 9-cis-retinoic acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving 9-cis-retinoic acid, a metabolically active vitamin A derivative. 6
GO:0009240 isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate, an isomer of dimethylallyl diphosphate and the key precursor of all isoprenoids. 6
GO:0071602 phytosphingosine biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phytosphingosine, (2S,3S,4R)-2-aminooctadecane-1,3,4-triol. 6
GO:0046503 glycerolipid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycerolipids, any lipid with a glycerol backbone. 5
GO:0019370 leukotriene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of leukotriene, a pharmacologically active substance derived from a polyunsaturated fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid. 5
GO:0042759 long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of long-chain fatty acids, any fatty acid with a chain length between C13 and C22. 5
GO:0033542 fatty acid beta-oxidation, unsaturated, even number A fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway by which fatty acids having cis-double bonds on even-numbered carbons are degraded. Fatty acid beta-oxidation begins with the addition of coenzyme A to a fatty acid, and ends when only two or three carbons remain (as acetyl-CoA or propionyl-CoA respectively). 5
GO:0045017 glycerolipid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycerolipids, any lipid with a glycerol backbone. 5
GO:0016254 preassembly of GPI anchor in ER membrane The stepwise addition of the components of the GPI anchor on to phosphatidylinositol lipids in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. 5
GO:0033385 geranylgeranyl diphosphate metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving geranylgeranyl diphosphate, a polyprenol compound involved in the biosynthesis of a variety of terpenoids including chlorophylls, carotenoids, tocopherols, plastoquinones, and the plant hormones gibberellins. 5
GO:0016119 carotene metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving carotenes, hydrocarbon carotenoids. 5
GO:0006702 androgen biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of androgens, C19 steroid hormones that can stimulate the development of male sexual characteristics. 5
GO:0019374 galactolipid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving galactolipids, any glycolipid containing one of more residues of galactose and/or N-acetylgalactosamine. 5
GO:0006776 vitamin A metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving any of the vitamin A compounds, retinol, retinal (retinaldehyde) and retinoic acid, all of which are derivatives of beta-carotene. 4
GO:0046839 phospholipid dephosphorylation The process of removing one or more phosphate groups from a phosphorylated lipid, any member of a group of substances soluble in lipid solvents but only sparingly soluble in aqueous solvents. 4
GO:0016104 triterpenoid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of triterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with six isoprene units. 4
GO:0002138 retinoic acid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the biosynthesis of retinoic acid, one of the three components that makes up vitamin A. 4
GO:0009103 lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lipopolysaccharides, any of a group of related, structurally complex components of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. 4
GO:0050992 dimethylallyl diphosphate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of dimethylallyl diphosphate. 4
GO:0006689 ganglioside catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ganglioside, a ceramide oligosaccharide carrying, in addition to other sugar residues, one or more sialic residues. 4
GO:0046339 diacylglycerol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving diacylglycerol, a glycerol molecule substituted on the 1 and 2 hydroxyl groups with long chain fatty acyl residues. DAG is a normal intermediate in the biosynthesis of phosphatidyl phospholipids and is released from them by phospholipase C activity. DAG from phosphatidyl inositol polyphosphates is important in signal transduction. 4
GO:0006720 isoprenoid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving isoprenoid compounds, isoprene (2-methylbuta-1,3-diene) or compounds containing or derived from linked isoprene (3-methyl-2-butenylene) residues. 4
GO:0006663 platelet activating factor biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of platelet activating factor, 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphocholine, where alkyl = hexadecyl or octadecyl. Platelet activating factor is an inflammatory mediator released from a variety of cells in response to various stimuli. 4
GO:0006641 triglyceride metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving triglyceride, any triester of glycerol. The three fatty acid residues may all be the same or differ in any permutation. Triglycerides are important components of plant oils, animal fats and animal plasma lipoproteins. 4
GO:0006642 triglyceride mobilization The release of triglycerides, any triester of glycerol, from storage within cells or tissues, making them available for metabolism. 4
GO:0016115 terpenoid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of terpenoids, any member of a class of compounds characterized by an isoprenoid chemical structure. 4
GO:0016118 carotenoid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail. 4
GO:0019542 propionate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of propionate, the anion derived from propionic acid. 4
GO:0033386 geranylgeranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of geranylgeranyl diphosphate. 3
GO:0046488 phosphatidylinositol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphatidylinositol, any glycophospholipid in which a sn-glycerol 3-phosphate residue is esterified to the 1-hydroxyl group of 1D-myo-inositol. 3
GO:0006680 glucosylceramide catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glucosylceramides, any compound formed by the replacement of the glycosidic hydroxyl group of a cyclic form of glucose by a ceramide group. 3
GO:0006659 phosphatidylserine biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phosphatidylserines, any of a class of glycerophospholipids in which the phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of L-serine. 3
GO:0046486 glycerolipid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycerolipids, any lipid with a glycerol backbone. Diacylglycerol and phosphatidate are key lipid intermediates of glycerolipid biosynthesis. 3
GO:0006489 dolichyl diphosphate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of dolichyl diphosphate, a diphosphorylated dolichol derivative. 3
GO:0034434 sterol esterification A lipid modification process in which a sterol ester is formed by the combination of a carboxylic acid (often a fatty acid) and a sterol molecule (e.g. cholesterol). 3
GO:0019371 cyclooxygenase pathway The chemical reactions and pathways by which prostaglandins are formed from arachidonic acid, and in which prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (cyclooxygenase) catalyzes the committed step in the conversion of arachidonic acid to the prostaglandin-endoperoxides PGG2 and PGH2. 3
GO:0046344 ecdysteroid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ecdysteroids, a group of polyhydroxylated ketosteroids which initiate post-embryonic development. 3
GO:0006490 oligosaccharide-lipid intermediate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an oligosaccharide-lipid intermediate, such as a molecule of dolichol-P-man or dolicol-P-Glc used in N-linked glycosylation. 3
GO:0001516 prostaglandin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of prostaglandins, any of a group of biologically active metabolites which contain a cyclopentane ring. 3
GO:0051791 medium-chain fatty acid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving medium-chain fatty acids, any fatty acid with a chain length of between C6 and C12. 3
GO:0019626 short-chain fatty acid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of fatty acids with a chain length of less than C6. 3
GO:0006670 sphingosine metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving sphingosine (sphing-4-enine), trans-D-erytho-2-amino-octadec-4-ene-1,3-diol, a long chain amino diol sphingoid base that occurs in most sphingolipids in animal tissues. 3
GO:0006658 phosphatidylserine metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphatidylserines, any of a class of glycerophospholipids in which the phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of L-serine. They are important constituents of cell membranes. 3
GO:0006691 leukotriene metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving leukotriene, a pharmacologically active substance derived from a polyunsaturated fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid. 2
GO:0030149 sphingolipid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of sphingolipids, any of a class of lipids containing the long-chain amine diol sphingosine or a closely related base (a sphingoid). 2
GO:0016255 attachment of GPI anchor to protein A transamidation reaction that results in the cleavage of the polypeptide chain and the concomitant transfer of the GPI anchor to the newly formed carboxy-terminal amino acid of the anchored protein. The cleaved C-terminal contains the C-terminal GPI signal sequence of the newly synthesized polypeptide chain. 2
GO:0032049 cardiolipin biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cardiolipin, 1,3-bis(3-phosphatidyl)glycerol. 2
GO:0034625 fatty acid elongation, monounsaturated fatty acid Elongation of a fatty acid chain into which one C-C double bond has been introduced. 2
GO:0006671 phytosphingosine metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving phytosphingosine, (2S,3S,4R)-2-aminooctadecane-1,3,4-triol, a constituent of many plant sphingolipids. 2
GO:0030258 lipid modification The covalent alteration of one or more fatty acids in a lipid, resulting in a change in the properties of the lipid. 2
GO:0016094 polyprenol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of polyprenols, prenols with more than 4 isoprenoid residues, which may be all-trans, or a mixture of cis and trans. 2
GO:0046341 CDP-diacylglycerol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving CDP-diacylglycerol, CDP-1,2-diacylglycerol, a substance composed of diacylglycerol in glycosidic linkage with cytidine diphosphate. It is a common intermediate in phospholipid biosynthesis. 2
GO:0009245 lipid A biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lipid A, the glycolipid group of bacterial lipopolysaccharides, consisting of six fatty acyl chains linked to two glucosamine residues. 2
GO:0006684 sphingomyelin metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving sphingomyelin, N-acyl-4-sphingenyl-1-O-phosphorylcholine, any of a class of phospholipids in which the amino group of sphingosine is in amide linkage with one of several fatty acids, while the terminal hydroxyl group of sphingosine is esterified to phosphorylcholine. 2
GO:0016129 phytosteroid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phytosteroids, steroids that differ from animal steroids in having substitutions at C24 and/or a double bond at C22. Phytosteroids are so named because they occur in higher plants; some, notably ergosterol, are also found in fungi. 2
GO:0016024 CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of CDP-diacylglycerol, CDP-1,2-diacylglycerol, a substance composed of diacylglycerol in glycosidic linkage with cytidine diphosphate. 2
GO:0008207 C21-steroid hormone metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving C21-steroid hormones, steroid compounds containing 21 carbons which function as hormones. 2
GO:0019348 dolichol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving dolichols, any 2,3-dihydropolyprenol derived from four or more linked isoprene units. 2
GO:1901949 5alpha,9alpha,10beta-labda-8(20),13-dien-15-yl diphosphate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 5alpha,9alpha,10beta-labda-8(20),13-dien-15-yl diphosphate. 1
GO:0045456 ecdysteroid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ecdysteroids, a group of polyhydroxylated ketosteroids which initiate post-embryonic development. 1
GO:0009244 lipopolysaccharide core region biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of the core region of bacterial lipopolysaccharides, which contains ten saccharide residues. 1
GO:1901946 miltiradiene biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of miltiradiene. 1
GO:0016128 phytosteroid metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving phytosteroids, steroids of higher plants that differ from animal steroids in having substitutions at C24 and/or a double bond at C22. Phytosteroids are so named because they occur in higher plants; some, notably ergosterol, are also found in fungi. 1
GO:0046464 acylglycerol catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of acylglycerol, any mono-, di- or triester of glycerol with (one or more) fatty acids. 1
GO:0008611 ether lipid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ether lipids, lipids that contain (normally) one lipid alcohol in ether linkage to one of the carbon atoms (normally C-1) of glycerol. 1
GO:1901948 5alpha,9alpha,10beta-labda-8(20),13-dien-15-yl diphosphate catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of 5alpha,9alpha,10beta-labda-8(20),13-dien-15-yl diphosphate. 1
GO:0010241 ent-kaurene oxidation to kaurenoic acid The three successive oxidations of the 4-methyl group of ent-kaurene to form ent-kaur-16-en-19-oate, kaurenoic acid. This process may be carried out entirely by the enzyme ent-kaurene oxidase. 1
GO:0006667 sphinganine metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving sphinganine, D-erythro-2-amino-1,3-octadecanediol. 1
GO:0010028 xanthophyll cycle A cyclic series of interconversions involving three xanthophylls, violoxanthin, antheraxanthin, and zeaxanthin. The xanthophyll cycle is involved in regulating energy dissipation in light harvesting complex II. 1
GO:0051483 terpenoid biosynthetic process, mevalonate-independent The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of terpenoids, independent of mevalonate. Isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) is the fundamental unit in terpenoid biosynthesis, and in mevalonate-independent biosynthesis, it is produced from pyruvate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate via intermediates including 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate. 1
GO:0031407 oxylipin metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving any oxylipin, any of a group of biologically active compounds formed by oxidative metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids. 1
GO:0019543 propionate catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of propionate, the anion derived from propionic acid. 1
GO:0034626 fatty acid elongation, polyunsaturated fatty acid Elongation of a fatty acid chain into which two or more C-C double bonds have been introduced. 1
GO:0033521 phytyl diphosphate biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of phytyl diphosphate, (2E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-2-en-1-yl trihydrogen diphosphate. 1
GO:1901601 strigolactone biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of strigolactone. 1
GO:0033490 cholesterol biosynthetic process via lathosterol The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, via the intermediate lathosterol. 1
GO:0006710 androgen catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of androgens, C19 steroid hormones that can stimulate the development of male sexual characteristics. 1
GO:0036155 acylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling Remodeling the acyl chains of an acylglycerol, through sequential deacylation and re-acylation reactions, to generate an acylglycerol containing different types of fatty acid acyl chains. 1
GO:0019629 propionate catabolic process, 2-methylcitrate cycle The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of propionate that occurs in the 2-methylcitrate cycle. 1
GO:0046471 phosphatidylglycerol metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphatidylglycerols, any of a class of phospholipids in which the phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of glycerol. They are important constituents of cell membranes. 1