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Descriptor English: Sphingolipids
Descriptor Spanish: Esfingolípidos
Descriptor Portuguese: Esfingolipídeos
Descriptor French: Sphingolipides
Entry term(s): Lysosphingolipids
Sphingolipid
Tree number(s): D10.570.877
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013107
Scope note: A class of membrane lipids that have a polar head and two nonpolar tails. They are composed of one molecule of the long-chain amino alcohol sphingosine (4-sphingenine) or one of its derivatives, one molecule of a long-chain acid, a polar head alcohol and sometimes phosphoric acid in diester linkage at the polar head group. (Lehninger et al, Principles of Biochemistry, 2nd ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Lipids (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 72; was see under LIPIDS 1963-71
Online Note: search LIPIDS 1966-70
History Note: 72(71); was see under LIPIDS 1963-71
Related: Sphingosine MeSH
DeCS ID: 13490
Unique ID: D013107
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Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Sphingolipids - Preferred
Concept UI M0020299
Scope note A class of membrane lipids that have a polar head and two nonpolar tails. They are composed of one molecule of the long-chain amino alcohol sphingosine (4-sphingenine) or one of its derivatives, one molecule of a long-chain acid, a polar head alcohol and sometimes phosphoric acid in diester linkage at the polar head group. (Lehninger et al, Principles of Biochemistry, 2nd ed)
Preferred term Sphingolipids
Entry term(s) Sphingolipid
Lysosphingolipids - Narrower
Concept UI M0465707
Preferred term Lysosphingolipids



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