phospholipid metabolic process glycerophospholipid metabolic process GO:0006650 GO:0006652 biological_process glycerophospholipid metabolism alpha-glycerophosphate pathway phosphoglyceride metabolism phosphoglyceride metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycerophospholipids, any derivative of glycerophosphate that contains at least one O-acyl, O-alkyl, or O-alkenyl group attached to the glycerol residue. glycerolipid metabolic process