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Sphingosine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sphingosine
Tree Number(s)
D02.033.100.700
D02.033.455.843
D02.092.063.700
Unique ID
D013110
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013110
Scope Note
An amino alcohol with a long unsaturated hydrocarbon chain. Sphingosine and its derivative sphinganine are the major bases of the sphingolipids in mammals. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Entry Term(s)
4-Sphingenine
Registry Numbers
NGZ37HRE42
Related Numbers
123-78-4
CAS Type 1 Name
4-Octadecene-1,3-diol, 2-amino-, (R-(R*,S*-(E)))-
Previous Indexing
Amino Alcohols (1966-1971)
Glycols (1966-1971)
See Also
Sphingolipids
Public MeSH Note
72
History Note
72
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Sphingosine Preferred
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