FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sphingosine catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0051872 (Gene Ontology)
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.
Also Known As "(4E)-sphing-4-enine catabolic process" ; "(4E)-sphing-4-enine catabolism" ; "sphing-4-enine catabolic process" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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sphingolipid catabolic process
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diol metabolic process             |
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polyol catabolic process           |
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sphingoid metabolic process        |
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Is a sphingosine metabolic process
diol catabolic process
sphingoid catabolic process
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  • "(4E)-sphing-4-enine catabolic process" EXACT
    "(4E)-sphing-4-enine catabolism" EXACT
    "sphing-4-enine catabolic process" EXACT
    "sphing-4-enine catabolism" EXACT
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