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Definition of Sphingosine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sphingosine

1. Long chain amino alcohol that bears an approximate similarity to glycerol with a hydrophobic chain attached to the 3 carbon. Forms the class of sphingolipids when it carries an acyl group joined by an amide link to the nitrogen. Forms sphingomyelin when phosphoryl choline is attached to the 1 hydroxyl group. Gives rise to the cerebroside and ganglioside classes of glycolipids when oligosaccharides are attached to the 1 hydroxyl group. Not found in the free form. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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