Term Name:	2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
Synonyms:	2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosines, 2-N-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine, 2-N-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosines, a N-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphing-4-enine
Definition:	A ceramide in which the N-acyl moiety bears a hydroxy group alpha- to the carboxamide group.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:16456] ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of:	N-acylsphingosine
has subtype:	N-(2-hydroxyhexacosanoyl)sphingosine N-(2-hydroxyhexanoyl)sphingosine N-2-hydroxylignoceroylsphingosine N-2-hydroxypalmitoylsphingosine N-2-hydroxystearoylsphingosine N-2-hydroxytetracosenoylsphingosine
has_functional_parent:	sphingosine
inverse has_functional_parent:	1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine