sphingosine catabolic process (Q22276344)
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown 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.
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aliases (4E)-sphing-4-enine catabolic process
sphing-4-enine catabolism
(4E)-sphing-4-enine catabolism
GO:0051872
sphing-4-enine catabolic process
description The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown 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.

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