Term Name: 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
Synonyms: 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosines, 2-N-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine, 2-N-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosines, a N-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphing-4-enine
Definition: A ceramide in which the N-acyl moiety bears a hydroxy group alpha- to the carboxamide group.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:16456]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: N-acylsphingosine
has subtype: N-(2-hydroxyhexacosanoyl)sphingosine N-(2-hydroxyhexanoyl)sphingosine N-2-hydroxylignoceroylsphingosine N-2-hydroxypalmitoylsphingosine N-2-hydroxystearoylsphingosine N-2-hydroxytetracosenoylsphingosine
has_functional_parent: sphingosine
inverse has_functional_parent: 1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine