loading...| Preferred Name |
Lipid |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C616 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A generic term for fats and lipoids, the alcohol-ether-soluble constituents of protoplasm, which are insoluble in water. They comprise the fats, fatty oils, essential oils, waxes, sterols, phospholipids, glycolipids, sulfolipids, aminolipids, chromolipids (lipochromes), and fatty acids. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) |
| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:18059 |
| code |
C616 |
| DEFINITION |
A class of hydrocarbon-containing organic compounds. Lipids are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar solvents and play important roles in living organisms: these roles include functioning as energy storage molecules, serving as structural components of cell membranes, and constituting important signaling molecules. Lipids can be subdivided into 2 groups: fatty acids and glycerides. |
| FULL_SYN |
Lipids |
| label |
Lipid |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Lipid |
| Preferred_Name |
Lipid |
| prefixIRI |
C616 |
| prefLabel |
Lipid |
| Semantic_Type |
Organic Chemical Classification |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0023779 |
| subClassOf |