GO biological process ontology term - GO:0046512 - sphingosine biosynthetic process
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0046512
- Name
- sphingosine biosynthetic process
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation 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.
