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GO biological process ontology term - GO:0006071 - glycerol metabolic process

Term summary

ID
GO:0006071
Name
glycerol metabolic process
Ontology or CV name
GO biological process
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely distributed in nature as a constituent of many lipids.

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Annotation

GO biological process

GO:0006071 - glycerol metabolic process

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GO:0006114 - glycerol biosynthetic process

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GO:0019563 - glycerol catabolic process

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