| sphingosine |
an amino alcohol with a long unsaturated hydrocarbon chain; sphingosine and its derivative sphinganine are the major bases of the sphingolipids in mammals.
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| sphingosine N |
[EC 2.3.1.24] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the transfer of a fatty acyl group from an acyl (usually stearoyl) coenzyme A to sphingosine to form a ceramide. The reaction occurs in microsomes as a step in the synthesis of sphingolipids.
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