FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sphingomyelin biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006686 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sphingomyelin, N-acyl-4-sphingenyl-1-O-phosphorylcholine.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "sphingomyelin anabolism" ; "sphingomyelin biosynthesis" ; "sphingomyelin formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 sphingomyelin biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | sphingomyelin biosynthetic process       1
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phospholipid metabolic process
 |__sphingomyelin metabolic process____
 |__phospholipid biosynthetic process__|
sphingolipid metabolic process         |
 |__sphingomyelin metabolic process____|
 |__sphingolipid biosynthetic process__|
lipid biosynthetic process             |
 |__phospholipid biosynthetic process__|
biosynthetic process                   |
 |__amide biosynthetic process_________|
amide metabolic process                |
 |__sphingomyelin metabolic process____|
 |__amide biosynthetic process_________|
membrane lipid biosynthetic process    |
 |__sphingolipid biosynthetic process__|
organophosphate biosynthetic process   |
 |__phospholipid biosynthetic process__|
                                       sphingomyelin biosynthetic process  1 rec.
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Is a sphingomyelin metabolic process
phospholipid biosynthetic process
sphingolipid biosynthetic process
amide biosynthetic process
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  • "sphingomyelin anabolism" EXACT
    "sphingomyelin biosynthesis" EXACT
    "sphingomyelin formation" EXACT
    "sphingomyelin synthesis" EXACT
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