Gene ontology ID
GO:0046512
Definition
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
1. sphingosine anabolism
2. sphingosine biosynthesis
3. sphingosine formation
4. sphingosine synthesis
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