Term Name:	N-acylsphingosine
Synonyms:	an N-acylsphing-4-enine, ceramide, ceramide d18:1(4c), N-[(2S,3R,4E)-1,3-dihydroxyoctadec-4-en-2-yl]alkanamide, N-Acylsphingosine, N-acylsphingosines
Definition:	The parent compounds of the ceramide family, composed of sphingosine having an unspecified fatty acyl group attached to the nitrogen.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:52639] ( EBI )

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is a type of:	N-acylsphingoid sphingosine-based sphingolipid
has subtype:	2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine Cer(d16:2(4E,6E)/22:0(2OH)) N-(17Z-hexacosenoyl)sphingosine N-(30-(9Z,12Z-octadecadienoyloxy)-tricontanoyl)-sphing-4-enine N-(hexanoyl)sphing-4-enine N-(omega-hydroxy-ultra-long chain fatty acyl)sphingosine N-(omega-hydroxyacyl)-sphingosine N-(omega-hydroxytriacontanoyl)sphingosine N-(omega-linoleoyloxy-ultra-long chain fatty acyl)sphingosine N-[(13Z)-docosenoyl]sphingosine N-[omega-(acylyloxy)]acylsphin-4-enine N-acetylsphingosine N-arachidonoylsphingosine N-butyroyl-sphingosine N-decanoylsphingosine N-docosanoylsphingosine N-dodecanoylsphingosine N-heptadecanoylsphingosine N-hexacosahexaenoylsphingosine N-hexacosanoylsphingosine N-hexacosenoylsphingosine N-hexadecanoylsphingosine N-icosanoylsphingosine N-icosenoylsphingosine N-octacosanoylsphingosine N-octadecanoylsphingosine N-octanoylsphingosine N-oleoylsphingosine N-omega-hydroxyacylsphingosine N-pentacosanoylsphingosine N-tetracosadienoylsphingosine N-tetracosanoylsphingosine N-tetracosenoylsphingosine N-tetradecanoylsphingosine N-tricosanoylsphingosine N-{6-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]hexanoyl}sphingosine
has_functional_parent:	sphingosine
has_role:	human metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent:	xylosyl-beta-D-ceramide(d18:1(4E))
inverse is_enantiomer_of:	L-erythro-N-acylsphingosine
is_enantiomer_of:	L-erythro-N-acylsphingosine