An amino alcohol with a long unsaturated hydrocarbon chain. Sphingosine and its derivative sphinganine are the major bases of the sphingolipids in mammals. (Dorland, 28th ed)
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013110
altLabel
4-Octadecene-1,3-diol, 2-amino-, (R-(R*,S*-(E)))-
4 Sphingenine
4-Sphingenine
AQL
AA AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0037907
DC
1
definition
An amino alcohol with a long unsaturated hydrocarbon chain. Sphingosine and its derivative sphinganine are the major bases of the sphingolipids in mammals. (Dorland, 28th ed)