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GO biological process ontology term - GO:0046470 - phosphatidylcholine metabolic process

Term summary

ID
GO:0046470
Name
phosphatidylcholine metabolic process
Ontology or CV name
GO biological process
Definition
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.

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Annotation

GO biological process

GO:0006657 - CDP-choline pathway

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GO:0006656 - phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process

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GO:0034638 - phosphatidylcholine catabolic process

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