Term Name: sphingolipid biosynthetic process
Synonyms: sphingolipid anabolism, sphingolipid biosynthesis, sphingolipid formation, sphingolipid synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sphingolipids, any of a class of lipids containing the long-chain amine diol sphingosine or a closely related base (a sphingoid).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030148]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: lipid biosynthetic process sphingolipid metabolic process
has subtype: ceramide biosynthetic process ceramide phosphoethanolamine biosynthetic process glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process sphinganine-1-phosphate biosynthetic process sphingoid biosynthetic process sphingomyelin biosynthetic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of sphingolipid biosynthetic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of sphingolipid biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of sphingolipid biosynthetic process