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GO: Biological Process

sphingosine metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0006670
Synonyms
  • (4E)-sphing-4-enine metabolic process
  • (4E)-sphing-4-enine metabolism
  • sphing-4-enine metabolic process
  • sphing-4-enine metabolism
  • sphingosine metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving sphingosine (sphing-4-enine), trans-D-erytho-2-amino-octadec-4-ene-1,3-diol, a long chain amino diol sphingoid base that occurs in most sphingolipids in animal tissues. 0198506732
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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