| id | GO:0046339 Detailed information
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| name | diacylglycerol metabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways involving diacylglycerol, a glycerol molecule substituted on the 1 and 2 hydroxyl groups with long chain fatty acyl residues. DAG is a normal intermediate in the biosynthesis of phosphatidyl phospholipids and is released from them by phospholipase C activity. DAG from phosphatidyl inositol polyphosphates is important in signal transduction." [CHEBI:18035, GOC:curators]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "diacylglycerol metabolism" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0006639 ! acylglycerol metabolic process
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