the core of sphingolipids is the long-chain amino alcohol, sphingosine. amino acylation, with a long chain fatty acid, at carbon 2 of sphingosine yields a ceramide.
Parent Term
Biochemical pathway
Parent Definition
A linked series of chemical reactions that occur in a defined order within or between organism cells, and lead to a known function or end product.
Other Metabolites Mapped to 'Sphingolipid Metabolism'