Biologically Active Substance
sphingosine Audio
sphin·go·sine [ sfing-guh-seen, -sin ]
Subclass of:
Amino Alcohols; Glycols
Definitions related to sphingosine:
  • 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)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Long chain (C18) aminoalcohol found in sphingolipids.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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