FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term sphingolipid metabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006665 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways involving sphingolipids, any of a class of lipids containing the long-chain amine diol sphingosine or a closely related base (a sphingoid).[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As"sphingolipid metabolism"
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     involved_in | sphingolipid metabolic process
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  primary metabolic process
   |__lipid metabolic process
       |__sphingolipid metabolic process  68 rec.
           |__ceramide metabolic process 24 rec.
           |   |__ceramide biosynthetic process(+) 17 rec.
           |   |__ceramide catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__ganglioside metabolic process(+)
           |   |__glycosylceramide metabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |__glycosphingolipid metabolic process 15 rec.
           |   |__ganglioside metabolic process(+)
           |   |__globoside metabolic process(+)
           |   |__glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__glycosphingolipid catabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__glycosylceramide metabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__mannosyl-inositol phosphorylceramide metabolic process(+)
           |__inositol phosphoceramide metabolic process
           |   |__mannosyl diphosphorylinositol ceramide metabolic process
           |   |__mannosyl-inositol phosphorylceramide metabolic process(+)
           |__sphinganine-1-phosphate metabolic process
           |   |__sphinganine-1-phosphate biosynthetic process
           |   |__sphinganine-1-phosphate catabolic process
           |__sphingoid metabolic process 7 rec.
           |   |__phytosphingosine metabolic process(+)
           |   |__sphinganine metabolic process(+)
           |   |__sphingoid biosynthetic process(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__sphingoid catabolic process(+)
           |   |__sphingosine metabolic process(+) 7 rec.
           |__sphingolipid biosynthetic process 58 rec.
           |   |__ceramide biosynthetic process(+) 17 rec.
           |   |__ceramide phosphoethanolamine biosynthetic process 1 rec.
           |   |__glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__regulation of sphingolipid biosynthetic process(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__sphinganine-1-phosphate biosynthetic process
           |   |__sphingoid biosynthetic process(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__sphingomyelin biosynthetic process 1 rec.
           |__sphingolipid catabolic process 11 rec.
           |   |__ceramide catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__ceramide phosphoethanolamine catabolic process
           |   |__glycosphingolipid catabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__sphinganine-1-phosphate catabolic process
           |   |__sphingoid catabolic process(+)
           |   |__sphingomyelin catabolic process(+) 4 rec.
           |__sphingomyelin metabolic process 6 rec.
               |__sphingomyelin biosynthetic process 1 rec.
               |__sphingomyelin catabolic process(+) 4 rec.
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Reactome:R-HSA-428157 "Sphingolipid metabolism"