FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term sphingolipid catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0030149 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of 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 breakdown" ; "sphingolipid catabolism" ; "sphingolipid degradation"
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     involved_in | sphingolipid catabolic process
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lipid metabolic process
 |__sphingolipid metabolic process__
 |__lipid catabolic process_________|
catabolic process                   |
 |__lipid catabolic process_________|
                                    sphingolipid catabolic process  11 rec.
                                     |__ceramide catabolic process 5 rec.
                                     |   |__ganglioside catabolic process
                                     |   |__glycosylceramide catabolic process(+) 3 rec.
                                     |__ceramide phosphoethanolamine catabolic process
                                     |__glycosphingolipid catabolic process 3 rec.
                                     |   |__ganglioside catabolic process
                                     |   |__glycosylceramide catabolic process(+) 3 rec.
                                     |__sphinganine-1-phosphate catabolic process
                                     |__sphingoid catabolic process
                                     |   |__sphingosine catabolic process
                                     |__sphingomyelin catabolic process 4 rec.
                                         |__regulation of sphingomyelin catabolic process(+)
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lipid catabolic process
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  • "sphingolipid breakdown" EXACT
    "sphingolipid catabolism" EXACT
    "sphingolipid degradation" EXACT
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Reactome:R-HSA-9845614 "Sphingolipid catabolism"