FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sphingomyelin catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006685 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of sphingomyelin, N-acyl-4-sphingenyl-1-O-phosphorylcholine.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "sphingomyelin breakdown" ; "sphingomyelin catabolism" ; "sphingomyelin degradation"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       4
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 sphingomyelin catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       4
     involved_in | sphingomyelin catabolic process       4
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phospholipid metabolic process
 |__sphingomyelin metabolic process__
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sphingolipid metabolic process       |
 |__sphingomyelin metabolic process__|
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lipid catabolic process              |
 |__phospholipid catabolic process___|
amide metabolic process              |
 |__sphingomyelin metabolic process__|
organophosphate catabolic process    |
 |__phospholipid catabolic process___|
membrane lipid catabolic process     |
 |__sphingolipid catabolic process___|
                                     sphingomyelin catabolic process  4 rec.
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phospholipid catabolic process
sphingolipid catabolic process
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    "sphingomyelin catabolism" EXACT
    "sphingomyelin degradation" EXACT
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