sphingolipid

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Member of a class of lipids containing the aliphatic amino alcohol sphingosine, or related structures, thus including ceramide.
Note: Abnormal sphingolipid metabolism is associated with lipid storage diseases such as Tay–Sachs and Niemann–Pick diseases.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 906 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'sphingolipid' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12084 RIS BibTex EndNote
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