dihydrosphingosine

dihydrosphingosine

(di-hi?dro-sfing'go-sen)
CH3-[CH2]14-CHOH-CH(NH2)-CH2OH; a long-chain amino alcohol present in sphingolipids, also known as sphinganine.
See: sphingolipid; sphingosine
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