FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sphingosine metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006670 (Gene Ontology)
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.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "(4E)-sphing-4-enine metabolic process" ; "(4E)-sphing-4-enine metabolism" ; "sphing-4-enine metabolic process" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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sphingolipid metabolic process
 |__sphingoid metabolic process__
polyol metabolic process         |
 |__diol metabolic process_______|
                                 sphingosine metabolic process  6 rec.
                                  |__sphingosine biosynthetic process 6 rec.
                                  |__sphingosine catabolic process
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Is a diol metabolic process
sphingoid metabolic process
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  • "(4E)-sphing-4-enine metabolic process" EXACT
    "(4E)-sphing-4-enine metabolism" EXACT
    "sphing-4-enine metabolic process" EXACT
    "sphing-4-enine metabolism" EXACT
    "sphingosine metabolism" EXACT
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