sphingosine biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0046512

Synonyms

• sphingosine anabolism
• sphingosine biosynthesis
• sphingosine formation
• sphingosine synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation 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. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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