sphingosine catabolic process
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.
GO:0006670
sphingosine metabolic process
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GO:0034313
diol catabolic process
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GO:0046521
sphingoid catabolic process
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(4E)-sphing-4-enine catabolic process
exact
(4E)-sphing-4-enine catabolism
exact
sphing-4-enine catabolic process
exact
sphing-4-enine catabolism
exact