Term Name: sphingoid metabolic process
Synonyms: sphingoid base metabolic process, sphingoid base metabolism, sphingoid metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving sphingoids, any of a class of compounds comprising sphinganine and its homologues and stereoisomers, and derivatives of these compounds.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046519]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: sphingolipid metabolic process
has subtype: 3-keto-sphinganine metabolic process phytosphingosine metabolic process sphinganine metabolic process sphingoid biosynthetic process sphingoid catabolic process sphingosine metabolic process