| Entry |
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| Name |
Sphingolipid metabolism
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| Class |
Metabolism; Lipid metabolism
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| Pathway map |

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| Module |
| Lactosylceramide biosynthesis [PATH: map00600] | | Cerebroside and sulfatide biosynthesis [PATH: map00600] | | | | Sphingosine biosynthesis [PATH: map00600] | | |
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| Disease |
| Fabry disease | | Gaucher disease | | Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) | | Krabbe disease | | Niemann-Pick disease (NPD), including; | | Farber lipogranulomatosis | | Sialidosis | | Galactosialidosis | | GM1 gangliosidosis | | Progressive myoclonic epilepsy (PME) |
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| Other DBs |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Merrill AH Jr. |
| Title |
De novo sphingolipid biosynthesis: a necessary, but dangerous, pathway. |
| Journal |
J Biol Chem 277:25843-6 (2002) |
| Reference |
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| Authors |
Tani M, Okino N, Mitsutake S, Tanigawa T, Izu H, Ito M. |
| Title |
Purification and characterization of a neutral ceramidase from mouse liver. A single protein catalyzes the reversible reaction in which ceramide is both hydrolyzed and synthesized. |
| Journal |
J Biol Chem 275:3462-8 (2000) |
| Reference |
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| Authors |
Hannun YA, Luberto C, Argraves KM. |
| Title |
Enzymes of sphingolipid metabolism: from modular to integrative signaling. |
| Journal |
Biochemistry 40:4893-903 (2001) |
| Reference |
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| Authors |
Merrill AH Jr, Wang E. |
| Title |
Enzymes of ceramide biosynthesis. |
| Journal |
Methods Enzymol 209:427-37 (1992) |
| Reference |
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| Authors |
Hirschberg K, Rodger J, Futerman AH. |
| Title |
The long-chain sphingoid base of sphingolipids is acylated at the cytosolic surface of the endoplasmic reticulum in rat liver. |
| Journal |
Biochem J 290 ( Pt 3):751-7 (1993) |
| Reference |
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| Authors |
Dickson RC, Lester RL. |
| Title |
Metabolism and selected functions of sphingolipids in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. |
| Journal |
Biochim Biophys Acta 1438:305-21 (1999) |
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