Definition of Sphingolipid

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives ¹

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Medical Definition of Sphingolipid

1. Structural lipid of which the parent structure is sphingosine rather than glycerol. Synthesised in the Golgi complex. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphingolipid

sphincteroscopy
sphincterotome
sphincterotomy
sphincters
sphinganine
sphinganine kinase
sphinges
sphingid
sphingids
sphingine
sphingofungin
sphingofungins
sphingoid
sphingoids
sphingol
sphingolipid (current term)
sphingolipid ceramide N-deacylase
sphingolipidoses
sphingolipidosis
sphingolipids
sphingolipodystrophy
sphingomyelin
sphingomyelin deacylase
sphingomyelin lipidosis
sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase
sphingomyelinase
sphingomyelinases
sphingomyelins
sphingosine
sphingosine CoA-independent transacetylase

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