GO TERM SUMMARY
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Name: |
sphingosine biosynthetic process |
Acc: |
GO:0046512 |
Aspect: |
Biological Process |
Desc: |
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. |
Synonyms:
- sphingosine biosynthesis
- sphingosine anabolism
- sphingosine synthesis
- sphingosine formation
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