Term Name: sphingolipid metabolic process
Synonyms: sphingolipid metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving sphingolipids, any of a class of lipids containing the long-chain amine diol sphingosine or a closely related base (a sphingoid).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006665]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: membrane lipid metabolic process
has subtype: ceramide metabolic process glycosphingolipid metabolic process inositol phosphoceramide metabolic process sphinganine-1-phosphate metabolic process sphingoid metabolic process sphingolipid biosynthetic process sphingolipid catabolic process sphingomyelin metabolic process