sphingolipid catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of sphingolipids, any of a class of lipids containing the long-chain amine diol sphingosine or a closely related base (a sphingoid).
GO:0006665
sphingolipid metabolic process
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GO:0016042
lipid catabolic process
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sphingolipid breakdown
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sphingolipid catabolism
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sphingolipid degradation
exact
SPAC16E8.02 SPBC32F12.01c