FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

ceramide metabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0006672 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving ceramides, any N-acylated sphingoid.[ ISBN:0198547684 ]

Also Known As

"ceramide metabolism"

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
ceramide metabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| ceramide metabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  lipid metabolic process
   |__sphingolipid metabolic process
       |__ceramide metabolic process  24 rec.
           |__ceramide biosynthetic process 17 rec.
           |   |__galactosylceramide biosynthetic process
           |   |__ganglioside biosynthetic process
           |   |__glucosylceramide biosynthetic process(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__isogloboside biosynthetic process
           |   |__lactosylceramide biosynthetic process
           |   |__omega-hydroxyceramide biosynthetic process
           |   |__regulation of ceramide biosynthetic process(+) 3 rec.
           |__ceramide catabolic process 5 rec.
           |   |__ganglioside catabolic process
           |   |__glycosylceramide catabolic process(+) 3 rec.
           |__ganglioside metabolic process
           |   |__ganglioside biosynthetic process
           |   |__ganglioside catabolic process
           |__glycosylceramide metabolic process 5 rec.
               |__galactosylceramide metabolic process(+)
               |__glucosylceramide metabolic process(+) 5 rec.
               |__glycosylceramide catabolic process(+) 3 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	sphingolipid metabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"ceramide metabolism" EXACT
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