sphingosine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0051872

Synonyms

• (4E)-sphing-4-enine catabolic process
• (4E)-sphing-4-enine catabolism
• sphing-4-enine catabolic process
• sphing-4-enine catabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of 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.

References

Ontology

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