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sphingosine

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sphingosine /sphin·go·sine/ (sfing´go-sēn) a long-chain, monounsaturated, aliphatic amino alcohol found in sphingolipids.
sphin·go·sine (sfngg-sn)
n.
A basic, long-chain, unsaturated amino alcohol, found combined with lipids in the brain and in nerve tissue.

sphingosine
[sfing′gōsēn]
a long-chain, unsaturated amino alcohol, a major constituent of sphingolipids, including sphingomyelins.

sphingosine [sfing´go-sēn]
a basic amino alcohol present in sphingomyelin.

sphingosine
a basic amino alcohol present in sphingomyelin.


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