Category:GO:0016042 ! lipid catabolic process

name: lipid catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
alt_id:GO:0006724
def: "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." [GOC:go_curators]
subset: gosubset_prok
synonym: "lipid breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "lipid catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "lipid degradation" EXACT []
synonym: "lipolysis" EXACT []
xref: Wikipedia:Lipid_catabolism
is_a: GO:0006629 ! lipid metabolic process
is_a: GO:0009056 ! catabolic process

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 6 child terms, out of 6 total.

• [+] GO:0006706 ! steroid catabolic process (8)
• [+] GO:0044240 ! multicellular organismal lipid catabolic process (1)
• [+] GO:0044242 ! cellular lipid catabolic process (7)
• [+] GO:0050994 ! regulation of lipid catabolic process (8)
• [+] GO:0050995 ! negative regulation of lipid catabolic process (5)
• [+] GO:0050996 ! positive regulation of lipid catabolic process (6)

Pages in category "GO:0016042 ! lipid catabolic process"

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