triglyceride metabolic process
id: GO:0006641
name: triglyceride metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006642 | triglyceride mobilization |
| GO:0019432 | triglyceride biosynthetic process |
| GO:0019433 | triglyceride catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006639 | acylglycerol metabolic process |
