Name | sphingosine metabolic process |
ID | GO_0006670 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Exact synonym | (4E)-sphing-4-enine metabolic process, (4E)-sphing-4-enine metabolism, sphing-4-enine metabolic process, sphing-4-enine metabolism, sphingosine metabolism |
Description | The chemical reactions and pathways involving 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. |
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