Term Name: long-chain fatty acid metabolic process
Synonyms: long-chain fatty acid metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving a long-chain fatty acid. A long-chain fatty acid has an aliphatic tail containing 13 to 22 carbons.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001676]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity
is a type of: fatty acid metabolic process
has subtype: alpha-linolenic acid metabolic process arachidonate metabolic process hepoxilin metabolic process jasmonic acid metabolic process leukotriene A4 metabolic process leukotriene B4 metabolic process linoleic acid metabolic process lipoxin A4 metabolic process lipoxin B4 metabolic process long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process long-chain fatty acid catabolic process palmitic acid metabolic process phytanic acid metabolic process