phosphatidylcholine metabolic process
id: GO:0046470
name: phosphatidylcholine metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006653 | 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine metabolic process |
| GO:0006656 | phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process |
| GO:0034638 | phosphatidylcholine catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006650 | glycerophospholipid metabolic process |
| GO:0042439 | ethanolamine-containing compound metabolic process |
